Immigration Issues From U.S. and Arizona History

Chinese Exclusion Act

May 6, 1882

Suspends immigration of Chinese workers for ten years, bars Chinese naturalization, and allows the United States to deport illegal Chinese immigrants.

Immigration Act of 1891

Mar 3, 1891

A law for national control of immigration, established Bureau of Immigration under Treasury, and directs the deportation of illegal immigrants in the country.

Naturalization Act of 1906

Sep 27, 1906

Helped establish a standardized naturalization form which required the immigrant’s verification of arrival and the names and details of their wives and children.

Immigration Actof 1917 (Asiatic Barred Zone Act)

Dec 14, 1916

Added to the number of unwanted immigrants from entering the country, such as: homosexuals, criminals, alcoholics, idiots, and many more. Created a region that included parts of Asia, and the Pacific Islands, these people were not allowed to immigrate.

Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1924

May 26, 1924

Imposed the first permanent numerical limit on immigration, and established the national origins quota system, this then resulted in prejudiced acceptances favoring northern and western Europeans.

Wartime Measure

Jun 20, 1941

This act allowed officers and diplomats to deny access of any type of visas to any immigrant that they thought was going to engage in activities that could endanger society.

Magnuson Act

Dec 17, 1943

This act repealed the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882. it established quotas for chinese immigration and let them become naturalized citizens.

Displaced Persons Act

Jun 25, 1948

This opened up so many doors for immigrants, This act dealt directly with Germany, Austria, Italy, the Frech/American//Brittish section of Vienna, and natives of Czechoslovakia. It allowed them to flee their coutry in danger of persecution because of religion, race, or political opinions. They could tale their families, they would also be provided with a job. It gave homes to orphans under 16, and finally allowed you to claim residence if in the U.S. prior to April 1,1948.

Immigration and Naturalization Act of June 27, 1952

Jun 27, 1952

This continued the national origins quota, as well as the quota for skilled immigrants whose services are needed quickly.

Immigration and Nationality Act Amendments of October 3, 1965

Oct 3, 1965

This act repeals national origin quotas, establishes seven-category preference system based on the skills and unification of families, sets 20,000 as the limit per country for the Eastern Hemisphere, and imposes ceiling on immigration from Western Hemisphere for the first time.

Immigration and Nationality Act Amendments of 1976

Oct 20, 1976

This act extends 20,000 per country limits to Western Hemisphere.

Refugee Act of 1980

Apr 1, 1980

Set up the first permanent and systematic procedure for admitting refugees, defines refugee according to international, versus ideological standards, establishes process of domestic resettlement, and codifies asylum status.

Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986

Nov 6, 1986

Instituted employer authorizations for knowingly hiring illegal immigrants, created legalization programs, and increased border enforcements.

Immigration Act of 1990

Nov 29, 1990

Increased legal immigration ceilings by forty percent, tripled employment-based immigration while highlighting skills, created variety admissions category, and established brief protected status for those in the U.S. threatened by armed conflict or natural disasters in their native countries.

Arizona Immigration Law

Jul 29, 2010

Stated that police officers and other enforcemnet officers coul ask for proof of residency in the U.S. for any suspicious reason they may have.