Immigration in the US

By Cody S.

  • Rapid Industrialization

    Without the mass immigration to the United States, industrialization would have been impossible.
  • Period: to

    A new wave of imigrants

    Over 10 million immigrant move to The United States of America.

  • Chinese Exclusion Act

    It was passed by Congress and signed by President Arthur.It provided an absolute 10-year moratorium on Chinese labor immigration.
  • Period: to

    More immigrants arrive in the US

    Over 12 million immigrants move to the United States, it was so large that over 60% of the population in large cities were foreign born or had foriegn born parents.

  • Geary Act

    After the Chinese Exclusion Act had ended, they extended it for ten more years.

  • Immigration Restriction League

    Imposed a literacy test on all immigrants, However vetoed by President Grover.

  • Greary Act Extention

    This Act was made permanent which made each Chinese resident register and obtain a certificate of residence.

  • First Large Movement of Blacks Arrive

    In 1914 the first large movement of blacks move north durring WWI.
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    Great Immigration

    Over 3 million blacks move to the northern states for freedom, and mre equality

  • Directing the economy

    New taxes made $10 billion for the war.

  • Post War Geary Act

    After the war, the government pt in quotas and requirements pertaining to each nationality.

  • Congress' Repealment

    This gave the Chinese a yearly limit of 105 Chinese to enter the US, and gave the foreign born Chinese the right to seek naturalization.

  • The Immigration Act of 1965

    This Act gave the limit to 170,000 Immigrants to enter into the United States.

  • The Immigration Act of 1990

    Gave immigrants the right to have visas and gave a cap on the visas.