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Rule of Naturalization
The Constitution takes effect, and includes the revision that "Congress shall have power... to establish a uniform rule of naturalization." -
Haitian Revolution
Slave revolts led to over a decade of civil war driving thousands of refugees of all races and demographics to landing ports of the American South. -
Alien and Sedition Acts
Passed by Congress giving the president the ability to deport any foreigner who seems threatening as well as extending the residency
requirement for cizitenship from five years to fourteen years. -
Congress Outlaws Foreign Slave Trade
Congress outlaws the participation of Americans throughout the international slave trade. -
Gold Rush Immigration
The Gold Rush resulted in immigrants from all around the world, such as Australians, Europeans, Mexicans, Peruvians, and Chinese, traveling into California in a mad dash to gain from the gold fields. -
Homestead Act
Granting 160 acres of free land to settlers in the West who were making improvements and had occupied the land for five years. -
Immigration of 1870
Through the entire decade of the 1870s, over 2.8 million immigrants arrived and settled in the United States. -
The Chinese Exclusion Act
This act restricted all Chinese immigration into the United States for only a ten year period. -
The Alien Contract Labor Law
This law prohibited individuals or comapanies from bringing immigrants and foreigners to the U.S. This was done under contract in order for them to perform labor. The only exceptions they gave were to those immigrants that were brought into the country to perform domestic skills and service as well as workmen that may be of use to create a new industry or trade in the U.S. -
The Opening of Ellis Island
In New York City, the location in which more than 16 million immigrants would be processed opens officially. -
The Geary Act
Building off of the now extended Chinese Exclusion Act, this act adds another requirement that each and every CHinese resident must carry permits, and banning their ability to serve as a witness in court. -
The Immigration Act of 1924
This act limited the yearly immigrants of Europeans to 2% of the number of people living in the U.S. from that country. -
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act
This act was signed by Clinton, seeking to create better border securtity and stem rising illegal immigration. -
Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride
This was created by a group of labor unions to create more support for reforms and a legalization program for those undocumented immigrants. -
Obama Annnounced Plan for Comprehensive Immigration Reform
This called for a pathway to citizenship, more intense and accurate border control, and Obama warned Congress of the chances that he would create his own billl if they didn't pull it together and agree on something.
