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Naturalization Act of 1790
This act allowed immigrants to become citizens of the United States. -
Naturalization Act of 1795
An act to establish an uniform rule of naturalization, and to repeal the act heretofore passed o tha subject -
Alien Enemies Act of 1798
An act repecting alie enemies -
Steerage Act of 1819
An act regulating passenger ships and vessels -
Passenger Law of 1847
An act to regulae the carriage of passengers in mercant vessels -
Passenger Law of 1855
An act to regulae the carriage of pasengers in steamships and othr vessels -
Immigration Act of 1864
An act to encourage immigration -
Page Law o 1875
An act supplementary to the acts in relation to immigration -
The Page Act of 1875
the first act restricting immigration -
Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
An act to inaugurate certain treaty stipulations relating to Chinese -
The Immigration Act of 1882
imposed a 50 cent head tax to fund immigration officials. Also passed to laws The Page Act of 1875 and the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882. -
Immigration Act of 1882
An act to regulate immigration -
Contract Labor Law of 1885
An act to prohibit the importation and migraton of foreigners and liens nder contract or agreement to perform labor in the United States, its territories, and the District of Columbia -
Immigration Act of 1891
An act in amendment to the various acts reltive to immgration and the importation of aliens under contract or agreement to perform labor -
Geary Act of 1892
An act to prohibit the coming o Chinese persons into the United States -
Scott Act of 1902
An act to prohibit the coming into and to regulate the residence within the United States, its territories, and all territory under its jurisdction, and the District of Columbia, of Chinese and persons of Chinese descent -
The Immigration Act of 1907
restricted immigrant for certain classes of disabled and diseased people. -
Immigration Act of 1917
An act to regulate the immigration of aliens to, and the residence of aliens in, the United States -
Wartime Measure of 1918
An act to prevent in time of war departure from or entry into the United States contrary to the public safety -
The Emergency Quota Act of 1921
restricted annual immigration from a given country to 3% of the number of people from that country living in the U.S. in 1910. -
Immigration Act of 1924
An act to limit the immigration of alies into the United States, and for other purposes -
Nationality Act of 1940
An act to revise and codify the nationality laws of the United States into a comprehensive nationality code -
Wartime Measure of 1941
An act to authorize the refusal of visas of aliens whose admission into the United States woud endanger the pubic safety -
Bracero Appropriations Act of 1943
Making an appropriation to assist in providing a supply and distribution of farm labor for the calendar year 1943 -
Magnuson Act of 1943
An act to repeal the Chiese Exclusion Act, to establish quotas, and for other purposes -
War Brides Act of 1945
An act toexpedite the admission to the United States of alien spouses and alien minor children of citizen memebers of the United States armed forces -
Alien Fiancees and Fiances Act of 1946
An act tocilitates the admission into the United States of the alien fiancees or fiances of members of the armed forces of the United States -
Chinese War Brides Act of 1946
An act to place Chinese wives of American citizens on a nonquota basis -
Displaces Persons Act of 1948
An act to authorize for a limited period of time the admission into the United States of certain European displaced persons for permnent reidence, and or other purposes -
Act on Alien Spouses and Children of 1950
To permit the admission of alien spouses and minor children of citizen memebers of the United States armed forces -
Public Law 78-Extesin of the Bracero Program of 1951
An act to amend the agricultural act of 1941 -
Immigration and Nationlity Act of 1952
An act to revise the laws relating to immigration, naturalization, and nationality; and for other purposes -
Nationality Act of 1965
This act abolished the national origins quota system that was American immigration policy since the 1920's, replacing it with a preference system that focused on immigrants skills and family relationships with citizens or U.S. residents. -
Armed Forces Nauralization Act of 1968
An act to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the naturalization of persons who have served in active-duty service in the armed forces of the United States during the Vietnam hostilities, or in other periods of military hostilities, and for other purposes -
Indochina Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1975
An act to enable the United States to render assistance to, or in behalf of, certain immigrants and refugees -
Amerasian Immigration Act of 1982
An act to amend the Immigration and Nationalit Act to provide preferential treatment in the admission of certain children of United States citizens -
The Immigration Marriage Fraud Amendments of 1986
sought to limit the practice of marrying to obtain citizenship -
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
toughened criminal sanctions for employers who hired illegal aliens, denied illegal aliens federally funded welfare benefits, and legitimized some aliens through an amnesty program. -
The Immigration Act of 1990
equalizing the allocation of visas across foreign nations, eliminating archaic rules and encouraging worldwide immigration. -
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1990
Anact to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to change the level, and preference system for admission, of immigrants to the United States, and to provide for administrative naturalizaton, and for othe purposes -
Armed Forces Immigration Adjustment Act of 1991
An act to amend te Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for special immigrant status for certain alien who have served honorably or are enlisted to serve in the Armed Forces of the United States for at least 12 years -
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996
revolutionized the process of alien entry into the United States. -
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996
An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201(a)(1) of the concurren resolution on the budget forfiscal year 1997 -
Hmong Veterans Naturalization Act of 2000
An act to failitate the naturalization of aliens who served with special guerilla units or irregular forces in Laos -
Bring Them Home Alive Act of 2000
An act to provide for the granting of refugee status in the United States for nationals of certain foreign countries in which American Vietnam War POW/MIAs or American Korean War POW/MIAs may be present, if those nationals assist in the return to the United States of those POW/MIAs alive -
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004
An act to reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States government, ad for other purposes -
Real ID Act of 2005
An act making emergency supplemental appropriations for defense, the global war on terror, and tsunami relf, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes -
Secure Fence Act of 2006
A act to establish operational control over the international land and maritime borders of the United States
