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Alien and Sedition Acts
Signed by President John Adams, these acts increased the resident requirements for American Citizenship from five years to fourteen. -
Naturalization Act of 1790
limited citizenship to free white persons, this exculed; slaves, American Indians, Asians, and free blacks. -
Gold Rush in California
Brought a lot of immigrants to California to create a better life. -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Signed
Added an additional 525,000 miles to the U.S territory. This land makes up to all or most of states such as Arizona, California, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and Nevada. -
Homestead Act
Encourage many immigrants to come to America. This act allowed settlers 160 acres of land by paying a small fee, and by staying for five continuous years before becoming a land owner. -
The 14th Amendment
Any American born was granted citizenship regardless of their parents citizenship, ethnicity, and origin of birth. -
Statue of Liberty
Given to the U.S from the French, the Statue of Liberty symbolizes hope for many immigrants. -
Ellis Island
Served as a Federal Immigration Station. -
Arizona becomes a State
Arizona becomes the 48th state of the United States -
Labor Appropriation Act of 1924
Established an official border patrol as a federal law enforcement agency. -
Equal Education Act 1974
Stops any discrimination based on a students race in public schools. Children classified as illegal immigrants can recieve free education. -
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
Made it illegal to hire undocumented workers. Employers must be informed of their workers citizenship. -
Propposition 203
This law forbids any Arizona State teacher to speak to their students in his/her native language. -
Arizona SB 1070
Created State penalties for any actions such as hiring illegal immigrants. -
The DREAM Act introduced
Offers residency to illegal immigrants, who graduated high school,have lived in the United States for five or more years. and entered the United States as a minor,
