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Jamestown
The first successful English settlement was found in 1607. It was later names Jamestown in which became an foundation on which America was built. -
Alien and Sedition Act
A group of four laws that increased regulations on immigrants and citizenship to the United State. They were passed by President John Adams as America prepared to go to war with France. These laws increased the residency requirement for American citizenship, and authorized the president to imprison immigrants who were considered dangerous, and restricted speech. -
Naturalization Act
Increased the period of the amount of time an immigrant can become legal from 5 years to 14 years. -
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Irish Potato Famine
A period of diseases and immigration in Ireland. Ireland's population decreased 20-25%, and the mass immigration of people came to the United States. -
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Mass Chinese Immigration
First documentation of Chinese immigrants in the United States. These large numbers were due to the fact that the Gold Rush. The first Chinese immigrants were widely liked by Americans because they were mostly wealthy merchants. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
This act forbid any skilled or unskilled chinese laborer employed in mining to enter the U.S.This was after a blacklash from American mining laborers who felt their jobs and wages were being lowered because of the Chinese. This act also affected the Chinese who were already settled here. -
Giving of Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty was given to the United States by the people of France, This symbolizes the welcoming of immigrants into the country. Shows the flaws in the United States viewpoints with Immigration. -
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Ellis Island
From 1892 to 1954, 12 million immigrants entered the United States through Ellis Island. This site was the first Federal Immigration center. -
Magnuson Immigration Act
This law allowed Chinese citizens already living in the United States to become naturalized citizens. -
Cuban Adjustment Act
This act allows Cuban citizens who have made it succesfully to America and have been living there for one year to become a legal citizen. According the the wet foot/dry foot rule of thumb, however, if a Cuban citizen makes it onto U.S. land, he can apply for political asylum and become a citizen. -
Equal Education Act of 1974
This federal law prohibits discrimation based on race in public schools, and requires them to overcome racial issues that might be occuring. This act allows alien children to recieve a public school education. -
Proposition 203
This law prevents teachers from speaking in the native language of his/her students. Children who do not speak english will be put in sheltered english classrooms. -
Proposition 200 passed
This law requires people to provide proof of citizenship to register to vote, voters to present a photo identification before receiving a ballot at the polling place,and state and local agencies to verify the identity and eligibility, based on immigration status, of applicants for non-federally mandated public benefits. -
The DREAM act
This is a new congretional bill that offers residency to illegal immigrants of "good moral character" who graduated from a U.S. highschool, entered the U.S. as minors and have lived in the country continuously for five years or more. -
Arizona SB 1070
The broadest and most strickest anti-illegal immigration law in Arizona. U.S. federal law requires all aliens over the age of 14 who remain in the United States for longer than 30 days to register with the U.S. government, and to have registration documents in their possession at all times; violation of this requirement is a federal misdemeanor crime. The Arizona act additionally made it a state misdemeanor crime for an alien to be in Arizona without carrying the required documents
