Immigration Timeline

  • Naturilization Act

    Naturilization Act
    Rule by United States concerning citizenship, this act denied citizenship to nonwhites.
  • Naturalization Act

    Act which increased amount of time necessary for immigrants to become naturalized citizens in USA for fourteen years
  • immigration laws

    first significant federal legislation on immigration. includes reporting of immigration and rules for pasangers form US ports
  • Dred Scott Decision

    Dred Scott decision declared free Africans non-citizens
  • 14th Amendment

    14th Amendment
    African American gained citizenship under 14th Amendment
  • Chinese Exclusion Act

    Chinese Exclusion Act
    This act banned the entry to all Chinese except students, teachers, merchants, tourist, and government officials
  • Immigration Act

    The Bureau of immigration and first comprehensive law for immigration control, directing the departure of aliens unlawfully in the U.S.A
  • The Gentlemen's Agreement

    The Gentlemen's Agreement
    Japan's government agreed to limit immigration of unskilled workers to the United States in exchange for the repeat of the SF segregation order.
  • McCarran_walker immigration

    Extends token immigration quetas to asian nationas for support during ww2. more than 250 churches provide sanctuary to salvavation and guatamalon refuges
  • Arizona SB 1070 immigration Bill

    Law that gave police any reason if they feel you are an immigrant you can get pulled over and questioned about your citizenship.