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Start of Colonial Immigration
The English settlers arrived to America. -
Massachusetts Law
May of 1637 a law was in Massachusetts that no citizen living in the town or colony should host an illegal alien without proper permission from authorities or the government. -
The Alien Naturalization act is ratified
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Congress minimizes naturalization
Residency requirements are now to 5 years -
Treaty of Gudalupe Hidalgo
Signing in Mexico of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. The treaty added an additional 525,000 square miles to United States territory, including the land that makes up all or parts of present-day Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. -
The Statue of Liberty is made visible
This welcomes a large amount of immigrants to America -
Ellis Island
Ellis Island opens as an immigrant check point. -
Angel Island opens as an immigration station
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The US border patrol is established
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The Civil Rights Movement
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Immigration Act of 1990
This Act signed by George H. W. Bush limits legal immigration which restates the issues of exclusion and deportion of individuals. -
Governor Jan Brewer signed Arizona's SB 1070 into law, making being illegal in Arizona a crime
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The US Supreme Court maintains in place the Arizona Law that punishes companies and businesses who hire illegal immigrants
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The USA Patriot Act
An Act to deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and around the world, to enhance law enforcement investigatory tools, and for other purposes. -
President Obama permits illegal immigrants who came to the United States as children to say here.
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US Supreme Court Upholds Centerpiece of 2010 Arizona Immigration Law, Rejects Other Provisions
