Immigration

Immigration in America and Arizona

By taylormorganlee

  • The Naturalization Act of 1790

    The Naturalization Act of 1790
    This act gave citizenship to all white people living in America for at least two years, but denied citizenship to all colored people including African American slaves and Native Americans.

  • The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

    The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
    The Treaty of Guadalupe HidalgoExtended citizenship to all 80,000 Mexicans living in Texas, California, and all of the Southwest at the end of the Mexican-American War.

  • The California Gold Rush

    The California Gold Rush
    Gold is found in California and it sparks a rush of immigrants from China.

  • The Homestead Act

    The Homestead Act
    Offers free land to western settlers if they agree to devlop it for at least 5 years, which increases immigration to the west.

  • 1 Million German's Immigrate into America

    1 Million German's Immigrate into America
    1881-1885 was the peak of German immigration

  • Alien Contract Labor Law

    Alien Contract Labor Law
    Companies are no longer allowed to bring foreigners into the United States under a contract to preform labor.

  • Ellis Island Opens

    Ellis Island Opens
    16 million immigrants will be processed at this location.

  • Immigration Act of 1917

    Immigration Act of 1917
    Restricts immigration from Asia by creating an "Asiatic Barred Zone."

  • Emergency Quota Act

    Emergency Quota Act
    This act required that no more of 3% of a countries population can be living in America.

  • Creation of Border Patrol

    Creation of Border Patrol
    Border Patrol was created to reduce smuggling and illegal immigration. Border Patrol is still in effect today.

  • The Alien Registration Act

    The Alien Registration Act
    Required all aliens over the age of 14 to be fingerprinted and registered

  • Arizona Requires Proof of Legal Status for License

    Arizona Requires Proof of Legal Status for License
    Arizona starts to require proof of citizenship in order to get a drivers license

  • English Immersion in Arizona

    English Immersion in Arizona
    Arizona passes a law requiring that schools stop bilingual education and start using English Immersion with English language learners

  • Joe Arpaio Moves Immigrants to Seperate Part of the Prison

    Joe Arpaio Moves Immigrants to Seperate Part of the Prison
    In Arizona, Joe Arpaio moves illegal immigrants to a segragated part of tent city.

  • Arizona's SB 1070

    Arizona's SB 1070
    SB 1070 passes in Arizona and allows the police to ask for citizenship proof when they have "reasonable suspicion" that a person is an illigal immigrant

  • Arizona's New Immigration Laws go into Effect

    Arizona's New Immigration Laws go into Effect
    SB 1070 is scheduled to go into effect on July 29, 2010