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Jamestown
The Jamestown settlement was the first permanent settlement in America and contributed to the future shaping of the United States of America. -
Oath of Allegiance for German Immigrants
German immigrants were able to call America their home officially because Pennsylvania created an oath for them. -
Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration of Independence gave more rights to colonists than the British government had given them. -
Naturalization Act of 1790
“any alien, being a free white person, may be admitted to become a citizen of the United States. ” More was later added to this act and an increased wait time was added before immigrants were allowed to be considered citizens of the United States. -
Ban on Importing Slaves
Congress puts a ban on importing slaves into the United States, -
Potato Famine
As a result of the devastating potato famine in Ireland, many Irish immigrated and settled in the United States of America. -
Homestead Act
This act made it possible for more people to settle the West by allowing the head of a family 160 acres of land and for a low fee and 5 years of residence on that land. This meant that more people moved west bringing them closer to Arizona. -
14th Amendment created
“The amendment addresses citizens rights and equal protection of the laws, and was proposed in response to issues related to former slaves following the American Civil War. The amendment was bitterly contested, particularly by southern states, which were forced to ratify them in order for them to regain representation in Congress. -
Transcontinental Railroad completed
For a long time Americans had dreamed about a transcontinental railroad because that meant that it would be easier to travel to the West Coast and get goods there and back. When a golden spike was driven to Utah this signaled that the first transcontinental railroad was finished. -
Arizona, a new state
On February 14th 1912 Arizona was admitted and declared a state, the 48th of 50 in the United States of America. -
Bracero Program
This program was enacted to bring labor over from Mexico to harvest farms. The rules of this agreement were that farmers had to provide basic human rights to the workers and a minimum wage of at least 30 cents per hour. This is relevant to Arizona immigration because we still see a lot of farm workers who immigrate from Mexico to work here. -
Displaced Persons Act
President Harry Truman signed a bill allowing those who were displaced after World War II entry into the United States. -
Secure Fence Act
The Secure Fence Act was established with the intent to make America’s borders more secure and have control over the land and maritime borders. This was a huge step taken by George W Bush with immigration reform. -
Arizona Immigration Law
A bill is passed that allows police to pull over or question people with “reasonable suspicion” if they are not in the States legally. Arizona is scrutinized by many other states for passing this bill. -
Immigration Reform
With Obama as our president he was very forward and open about wanting to change the rules of immigration so that they better suit the current needs of the States. He wanted to better monitor visitors to the states and increase and improve border security. Another concern that Obama wanted to be addressed was the hiring of illegal immigrants to the states and he wanted that to be decreased as it is not beneficial to the citizens of America.
