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Adam-Onis Treaty: U.S. and Mexico boarder is established
Established by U.S. and Spain -
U.S. and Mexico war begins
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First Border Patrol
Was established to stop Asian from getting into the US from Mexico -
Mexico Revolution Begins
Many Mexicans flee across the border to be safer -
Immigration Act of 1924
Border stations are established to let in Mexican workers and for them to pay a tex to get in. -
Operation Wetback
US Immigration Services departed nearly 3.8 million people of Mexican heritage. -
The Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965
Limited the number of immigrants coming into the United States -
Estimated 2 to 4 million Illegal Immigrants in the U.S.
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Immigration Act of 1990
Increases the limit on how many immigrants are allowed in the U.S. and illegal immigrants are fair game for exclusion and deprtation. -
14 foot high fence is built along the U.S. and Mexico border
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Bill Clinton and Mexico president sign a declaration to both help with the drug trafficing at the border
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Terrorist Attacks Promote More Security on the Border
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Secure Fence Act
Authorized the construction of a double fence along the U.S. and Mexico border. -
The Passage of Arizona SB 1070
Allows law enforcement who have not been trained in immigration policy to demand papers from any Arizona residents they seems suspicious. -
Undocumented Immigrants that came as children can stay in the U.S.
