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Know Nothings
The Know Nothing a nativist party seeking to increase restrictions on immigration, win significant victories in congress, a sign of popular dissatisfaction with growing immigration from Catholic Ireland. Protestant Americans feared that growing Catholic Immigration would Place American Society under control of the Pope. -
Fifteenth Amendment
The Fifteenth Amendment is ratified, granting voting rights to cittzens, regardless of "race, color, or previous conditions of servitude". -
Naturalization Act 1870
The Naturalization Act 1870 explains citzenshop to both whites and African Americans, though Asians are still excluded. -
1881-1885: German Immigration
1 million Germans arrive in the peak of German Immigration -
1881-1920: Eastern Europeans and Jews
2 million Eastern Eurpean Jews immigrate to the U.S. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
Chinese Exclusion Act, restricts all Chinese Immigrants to the U.S. for a period of 10 years. -
Ellis Island
Ellis Island the location at which more than 16 million immigrnats would be processed, opens in NYC. -
Immigration Act of 1924
The Immigration Act of 1924 limits annual European immigration to 2% of the number of people from the country living in the U.S. in 1890. The act greatly reduces immigration from Southern and Eastern European Nations. -
Peurto Rican Citizens
Puetro Rican population grew from 53,000 to nearly 70,000 most lived in NYC where they became low wage workers. -
1933
To espcape persecution by the Nazis, Albert Einstein, the greatest theoretical physicist of the century immigrates to the U.S. from Germany. -
Alien Registration Act
The Alien Registration Act Requires the regestratiion and fingerprinting of all aliens in U.S. over the age of 14. -
Immigration and Nationality Act
Congress passed the Immigration and Nationality Act which did away with quotas based on nationality annd allowed Americans to sponsor relatives. -
Immigration Reform
U.S. commisson of Immigration reform -
Terrorist Attacks
Terrorist Attacks effected American perspective on many issues including immigration. -
Real ID Act
Real ID Act changed some visa limits, tightened restrictions -
Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act
Secure America and Orderlu Immigration Act incorperating legalization, guests worker programs and enhanced border security. -
Comprehensive Immigration Reform at of 2007
Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007 was discussed in the Senate which would have given a path to eventual citizenship to a large majority of entrant is the country, significantly increased legal immigration and enforcement.
