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Labor Appropriation Act of 1924
Congress passed the Labor Appropriation Act of 1924, officially establishing the U.S. Border Patrol for the purpose of securing the borders between inspection stations. -
1,000,000 Mexicans Are in the United States Illegally
Mexican population estimated as follows: Texas, 555,000; California, 350,000; New Mexico, 180,000; Colorado, 70,000; Arizona, 60,000. -
Alien Registration Act
The Alien Registration Act was passed by Congress on June 29, 1940, made it illegal for anyone in the United States to advocate the desirability of overthrowing the government. The law also required all alien residents in the United States over 14 years of age to file a comprehensive statement of their personal and occupational status and a record of their political beliefs. In four months a total of 4,741,971 immigrants had been registered -
Bracero Program Brings 5,000,000 Mexican Temporary Laborers to Work in US Farms and Railroads
After having tried to dissuade Mexicans from migrating for half a century, the US government now began to organize and channel huge numbers of migrant workers (braceros) across its border. -
Bracero Program Ends
The Mexican government insisted on renewing the program. The US government was not interested because migrant laborers continued to arrive without papers and outside of negotiated agreements. The era of undocumented migration began by 'irregular' migrants who worked temporarily under the threat of deportation. -
Census Estimates 2 to 4 Million Immigrants in the United States Illegally with Half from Mexico
The undocumented Mexican population in 1980 was in the 1-2 million range, with the total number from all countries falling in the range of 2-4 million -
Immigration Reform and Control Act
The Attorney General shall adjust the status of an alien to that of an alien lawfully admitted for temporary residence if the alien meets the following requirements: ...The alien must establish that he entered the United States before January 1, 1982. -
Immigration Act of 1990 Increases Limit on Legal Immigration
The Immigration Act of 1990 increased the limits on legal immigration to the United States, revised all grounds for exclusion and deportation. -
First Detailed National Count of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population
The first detailed national estimates of the unauthorized immigrant population residing in the United States. Those estimates indicated that the unauthorized resident population was 3.4 million as of October 1992. -
Illegal Immigrant Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act
Congress rewrote provisions in the Immigration and Nationality Act that pertain to the circumstances under which certain aliens subject to expulsion from the United States may become legal residents. -
Labor Union Supports Amnesty for Immigrants
Support a new amnesty program that would allow these members of local communities to adjust their status to permanent residents and become eligible for naturalization -
Secure Fence Act
The Act authorizes the construction of [700] hundreds of miles of double-layered fencing along the nation's Southern border. -
11.8 Million Unauthorized Immigrants in US with 59% from Mexico
11.8 million unauthorized immigrants were living in the United States in January 2007 compared to 8.5 million in 2000. -
SB 1070
Arizona police will generally be required to question anyone they suspect of being undocumented a provision that critics argue will lead to widespread racial profiling. -
Minuteman Project
In Arizona, a group calling itself the Minuteman Project has stationed scores of men and women along the Mexican border in an effort to track down undocumented immigrants.
