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Period: 1500 to
Colonial Age
Immigrants consisted of religious immigrants escaping persecution -
The Mayflower's Voyage
The pilgrims enter the scene, wanting religious freedom and coming to the new world -
William Penn's Dream
Pennsylvania becomes a haven for immigrants from all over the world -
A German Immigrant's Guide To Philadelphia
A building run by German immigrants in Philadelphia becomes a resource for other German immigrants to find work and homes -
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The 19th Century
The introduction to a boom in Irish and German population in America -
The Naturalization Act is Enacted
The naturalization act allowed only white people of good character to become citizens, and all children born in America are citizens. -
Fear The French!
The terror that was the French Revolution caused a stir in America, causing congress to up the amount of years for becoming a citizen from 1 to 5 -
The Mass Irish Arrival
arriving in 1850 in droves, becoming roughly 4.5% of the US population in the 1800s -
Germany's Immigrating Hight
Germans Immigrated for economical reasons, political freedom and religious freedom -
The Immigration Act is Enacted
This act added a tax of fifty cents to all incoming immigrants and to a certain degree made it so no lunatic, idiot or someone unable to take care of themselves could come to America -
Italy Rises to the Top of Immigration
Most Italians who immigrated to America were looking to return with enough money to buy land back in Italy but stayed in America -
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The 20th Century
The height of immigration has begun! Italy and Mexico make their mark as immigrants in the USA -
Ladies Are Free To Immigrate!
Women were excluded from the Chinese Exclusion Act which allowed them to immigrate freely as long as it wasn't for prostitution -
World War II
The Second World War stopped immigration from Europe to America, creating an all time low in immigration for America -
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The 21st Century
Welcome to the Present! Now 27% of our population is made up of immigrants -
Central America is in The Lead!
According to a survey done in 2008, immigrants from Central America make up 30.1% of the immigrant population of America -
Arizona SB 1070
Arizona had been struggling with many illegal immigrants, so on the 23rd of April 2010, governor Jan Brewer signed into law Senate Bill 1070. -
Arizona V. United States
Arizona had made a law that is considered unlawful because it means Arizona Immigration Enforcement could legally throw illegal immigrants out of the state -
Obama Signs A Huge Executive Order
The executive order shielded over half of all "unauthorized" immigrants from deportation and unstable work -i.e. work with less than minimal pay
