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The Chinese Exclusion Act
This law was one of the first major law restricting immigrants to united states. this act banned all the chinese except student, teacher, merchants, tourists and sovernment officials in united states. The congress in 1892 extanded the law for another ten years. -
Immigration station on Ellis Island
On April 18, 1890 and Congress appropriated $75,000 to construct America's first Federal immigration station on Ellis Island. Most immigrants were European. First immigrants have to pass a physical examination by a doctor to check if they have any disease and if you do you are sent back. Then they checked documents and questioned immigrants to see whether they legal requirements for entering united states. -
The Gentlemen's Agreement
In 1908 there was an agreement between the United States and Japan that Japan should stop the emigration of unskilled workers to the United States in exchange the United States should stop discrimination against Japanese living in the United States. -
Immigration inspection at Angel Island
The station, which operated from 1910 to 1940, was the main entry point into the United States for people mainly chinese arriving from the Pacific routes. Immigrants were allowed to enter San Francisco soon after their ships docked, and their paperwork was forwarded to the immigration station for processing and storage. -
The Quota System
In 1921, Congress passed the Emergency Quota Act. Its established a quota system. This set a limit on how many immigrants from foreign country could enter the United States. The goal of it was to limit mainly european immigrants to the united state. The quota system made it so only 2% of a county's population could enter the US as immigrants each year. -
The Immigration Act of 1924
The Immigration Act of 1924, or Johnson–Reed Act, including the National Origins Act, and Asian Exclusion Act. This act was a United States federal law that limited the annual number of immigrants who could be admitted from any country to 2% of the number of people from that country who were already living in the United States in 1890, down from the 3% cap set by the Immigration Restriction Act of 1921, according to the Census of 1890 -
Immigration act of 1965
In 1965, based on national origin and established a new immigration policy based on reuniting immigrant families and attracting skilled labor to the United States. President Lyndon Johnson signed a bill that has dramatically changed the method by which immigrants are allow to America. It was also known as the Hart-Celler Act. -
proposition 187
California voters on November 8 voted 59 to 41 percent to approve Proposition 187. This act prohibit illegal immigrants from using health care, public education, and other social services in the U.S. State of California. The federal court later state that law as unconstitutional -
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act
This laws were signed by President Bill Clinton and vastly changed the immigration laws of the United States. This law state that any person who has remained illegally in the US for 180 days but less than 365 days is barred after deportation for 3 years before they can seek legal re-entry by applying for a visa. Those who have overstayed their legal visas or resided illegally in the US for longer than 365 days must remain outside the United States for ten years unles -
US ImmIgratIon PolIcy
In February of 2005, President George W. Bush proposed a new immigration policy. Saying that that American's immigration system is unsuted to the needs of our economy and teh value of the country. This policy allow foreigners to work in the united state for six years, afer this they should return to their own country.
