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Organic Act of 1900
declared that 'all persons who were citizens of the Republic of Hawaii on August twelfth, eighteen hundred and ninety eight, are hereby declared to be citizens of the United States and citizens of the Territory of Hawaii." -
Naturalization Act
creates bureau of immigration and naturalization. Under the act of 1906, every petition for naturalization became a case for examination by Bureau officials. This act also established the basic procedure for naturalization during the period 1906-52. -
Mexican Revolution drives illegal immigrants
Thousands of of mexicans were driven across the border by the mexican revolution. -
US Border Patrol Established with Labor Approriation act of 1924
Congress established the border patrol as part of the the immigration bureau in teh department of Labor the the Labor appropriation act of 1924 -
Nationality Act Unifies Nationality and Naturalization Laws
Attempt to unify all laws of the U.S. relating to the important subjects of nationality and naturalization. -
Asian Exclusion Repeal Act Modified
Gives naturalization rights to Felilpinos and Indians. -
Armed Forces Naturalization Act to allow veterans certain rights
These rights included active-duty to become naturalized citizens. -
Plyler V. Doe
Overturns Texas law disallowing state funds fo non-citizens. -
Armed forces immigration act
Gives special immigration status to foreign veterans who sereved in the US armed forced. -
Bring the home alive act
grants refurgee status to foreigners who return living vietnam or korean was POW or MIA's -
REAL ID Act Expands Laws
for Asylum and deportation of Foreigners for Terroist Activity -
AZ Bill (SB1070) signed into Law
Expanding state's authority to combat illegal immigration -
Pres, Obama signs deferred action for chihold arricals (DACA)
Allos some undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children to stay in the country. -
Violence against women reauthorization act
Adds imigrants to protected class -
Pres. Obama announced executive action
to prevent deportation of millions of immigrants in the united states illegally.
