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Beginning of Immigration
The beginning of a nation took place on the settlement on the James River. -
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Issues in Illegal Immigration
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Pennsylvania’s Immigration Law Ignored by Ship Masters
This new law in 1727 passed because of a colonial governor's fear that the foreigners coming to America will disturb the peace and security, becoming ignorant of the immigrant's language. -
End of the Mexican-American War
The Mexican-American War ended when the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hildago allowed US authorities to cede Mexico from Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, California, Utah, and Nevada. -
The 14th Amendment Confirmed
The purpose of the Fourteenth Amendment is to guarantee anyone born in the United States are US citizens and it was mostly for African Americans and US born immigrants to guarantee their citizenship rights. -
Supreme Court Rules that Congress Alone Can Regulate Immigration
The Supreme Court appealed two laws passed by Massachusetts and New York taxed incoming immigrants. This caused problems by the states' control over slavery, African Americans, abolitionists, and antislavery propaganda. -
President Lincoln Prohibits the "Coolie Trade"
Abraham Lincoln outlawed any shipment of Chinese subjects known as 'coolies' (unskilled labor workers) abroad to be held to service or labor. -
Naturalization Act of 1870 Extends Naturalization
The Naturalization Act of 1870 is a United States federal law that created a system of controls for the naturalization process and extends the naturalization process to African American aliens. The act of 1870 was passed by the 41st United States Congress and signed into law by President Ulyses S. Grant. -
Henderson v. Mayor of New York Court Case
After the Immigration Act of 1875 was passed, the U.S. Supreme Court gave states “police power” over newly arriving immigrants. -
Ellis Island Opens
The first Ellis Island Immigration Station officially opened on this day. The first immigrant to pass through Ellis was a 15 year old Irish girl named Annie Moore. Later that day, three large ships arrived, and 700 immigrants passed through Ellis Island. -
Operation Wetback
Operation Wetback is program to deport undocumented Mexican-American workers who did not follow strict labor and pay standards. As a result, more than one million undocumented workers were deported to Mexico. -
Immigration Act of 1965
Passed by Lyndon B. Johnson, the Immigration and Naturalization Services Act of 1965 opened doors to unlimited immigrants and abolished the national-origin quotas that had been in place in the United States since the Immigration Act of 1924. -
NAFTA is Passed!
NAFTA was passed to encourage and make easier trade between member countries via limiting the tariffs and lowering the quotas. This event coupled with the Mexican economic collapse. -
9/11 Attacks
On September 11, 2001 there was a terrorist attack in New York, Pennsylvania and Washington. These attacks were made by a terrorist group called Al-Qaeda who was lead by Osama bin Laden. Two commercial aircrafts were hijacked by suicidal terrorists and crashed into the Twin Towera and the World Trade Center in New York City between 8:00 and 9:00AM. After the attacks, military support was expanded to include counterterrorism activities. -
The Passing of SB 1070
SB 1070 allows law enforcement officials who have not been trained in immigration policy to demand papers from any Arizona residents they deem suspicious. This law started a controversey. -
US Supreme Court Delivers Reason to Reject SB 1070
The Supreme Court unanimously required state law enforcement officials to determine immigration status if they have a reason to arrest an individual who is living in the US illegally.
