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Beginning of Colonial Immigration- English Settlers Arrive in America
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Importation of African Slaves Begins
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Anti-Quaker Immigration Popular but Quakers Still Immigrate
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Pennsylvania Enacts Oath of Allegiance for German Immigrants
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36,000 British Convicts Transported to america after Passage of Transporrtation Act in 1717
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36,000 British Convicts Transported to america after Passage of Transporrtation Act in 1717
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First Alien Naturalization Act Enacted by the Newly Created US Government
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Foreign Slave Trade Becomes Illegal; 50,000 Slaves Become First "Illegal Aliens" in the US
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Irish Immigration to US Begins along with Anti-Irish Sentiments in US
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Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo Results in United States Acquiring Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, California, and Parts of Utah and Nevada
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First Congressional Attempt to Centralize Immigration Control; A Commissioner of Immigration Is Appointed by the US President
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Ellis Island Opens as Immigrant Entry Checkpoint
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Naturalization Act Creates Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization
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Armed Forces Naturalization Act Allows Veterans Who Served Active-Duty to Become Naturalized Citizens
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Armed Forces Immigration Adjustment Act Gives Special Immigration Status to Foreign Veterans Who Served in the US Armed Forces
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Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act Adds Immigrants to Protected Classes
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President Obama Announced Executive Action to Prevent Deportation of Millions of Immigrants in the United States Illegally
