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Naturalization act of 1790
Citizenship has been granted to whites -
Foreign miners' tax
$3 dollars a month on miners, limiting chinese in california -
California supreme court
People v. hall Court case happened, decied that the testimony against whites had been invalid, then repealed 20 years later -
San fransisco exclusion act
San Fransisco public schools exlude the chinese -
First immigration law
Encoursged immigration, but barred criminals and prostitutes -
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California Civil code
Prohibiting Inter-racial Marriage -
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Chinese Exclusion act
The United states exculded the chinese from america -
Spanish-American war
Filipinos now dont need visas to go to america -
Persionado Act
Allowed Filipinos to study in America -
San Fransisco Public School act
San Fransisco public Schools are demanding segregation of asian students in their schools -
Immigration act of 1907
Expanded restrictions of criminals, aimed at Koreans and the Japanese -
Gentlemans Agreement
Restrictions on emigration and soon increasing state and National regulations -
California Alien act
Excluded "Aliens" from Owning land -
Immigration act of 1917
The Barred zone act- Banned immigration from Asia and asian countries -
Immigration act of 1921
added a Quota System, annual limit the # of immigrants of specific countries; 3% of countries' immigrants can come to america -
Immigration act of 1924
Quota System changed to 2%, Restoring ethinicty of europeans in america -
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Excutive order 9066
Relocated 110,000 Japanese citizens into Internment Camps -
Bill of 1946
Philippines and india can move immigrants to america/ 100 people per year per countries -
Displaced persons act
People from the Chinese civil war can stay in america -
McCarron-Water act
Removed racial criteria of naturalization.
Did not approve of communist -
Nationality act of 1965
Familiy Re-unification, Guiding principle of immigrants -
Immigrant cap
A cap of 12,000 is placed on immigrants coming to america; Asian immigrant grants improved significantly -
Filipino War Veterans
Filipino world war 2 veterans are denied U.S. Citizenship -
Civil Liberties act
Apologized to the Japanese for Internment camps in 1942 -
Immigration act of 1990
Immigration Cap is at 700,000. 25,000 for each country -
USA Patriot act 2001
USA Patriot Act 2001: Uniting and Strengthening America by providing appropriate tools required to intercept and obstruct terrorism -
Creation of the USCIS 2003
The US immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) becomes part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The department’s new U.S. Citizenship and US immigration Services (USCIS) function is to handle US immigration services and benefits, including citizenship, applications for permanent residence, non-immigra