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Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation left citizenship and naturalization decisions of immigrants to the states. -
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Immigration
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Alien and Sedition Act
Naturalization Act of 1970 allowed President John Adams to deport immigrants deemed dangerous and increase residency length to 14 years under this act. -
Naturalization Act
Congress lowered the residency requirement for citizenship to 5 years instead of the previous 14. -
New York v. Miln
The states can take precautionary measures to protect against the immigration of beggars and criminals. -
Anti-Coolie Act
Protects American labor from inexpensive labor of Chinese immigrants by taxing employers who hire Chinese workers. -
Immigration Act of 1882
Charged a fee to people immigrating to the United States and made certain categories of immigrants ineligible for citizenship. -
Immigration Act of 1891
Congress said "'persons suffering from a loathsome or a dangerous contagious disease,' those convicted of a 'misdemeanor involving moral turpitude,' and polygamists ineligible for immigration". Basically, undesireables were excluded from becoming citizens. -
Expatriation Act
Any American woman who marries a "foreign national" loses citizenship. -
Border Patrol
Congress established Border Patrol to reduce smuggling and illegal immigration. -
Alien Registration Act
Aliens over the age of 14 have to be fingerprinted and registered in the United States. -
Bracero Program
Mexican laborers are brought to the U.S. to work on farms and railroads in a 22 year program. -
Hart-Cellar Immigration and Nationality Act
Immigration and naturalization exclusion based on race, sex, or nationality was prohibited. New immigration criteria was based on family times, refugee status, and skills. -
Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act
Established ways to bar alien terrorists from the U.S., to remove any who are here, and to expedite deportation of criminal aliens. -
Terrorist Attack
Terrorists hijacked planes and crashed them into the twin towers, killing many. -
Arizona Immigration Law
Allows police officers to ask the immigration status of an individual after a crime and allows officials to stop an individual if they have reasonable suspicion they are illegal.
