Immigration across the U.S. Mexico Border

By kquinon3

  • Mexico becomes a republic (parts ways with Spain)

  • U.S Mexico War begins

  • U.S. Mexico war ends due to the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

  • Mexican Revolution begins

    Mexicans flee across the border to seek safety

  • Immigration Act mandates literacy tests for immigrants

  • More than 89,000 Mexicans enter the United States on permanent visas

  • Immigration Act of 1924 leads to a decrease in immigration across the border

  • border patrol is designed to stop immigrants coming into the United States through Mexico

  • Bracero program begins

    Allowed Mexicans to temporarily work in the U.S.

  • Bracero program is revived

  • U.S. immigration service deports more than 3.8 million Mexicans

  • Bracero program is repealed

  • Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965 limits immigration into the U.S.

  • President Clinton signs the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

  • Bill Clinton limits illegal immigration, increases funding of border patrol, installing sensors, and putting up fences

  • Bill Clinton signs a declaration with Mexican president to devise a joint strategy to stop drug trafficking