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Immigration events
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Naturalization Act
Once someone has lived in the U.S. for five years and abandon their country they may become U.S. Citizens. Only for white people. -
Alien and Sedition Act
President may send back any non-citizen who has been declared a danger to the public. -
Irish Immigration
Irish begin to emigrate to America after potato famine, which induces a anti-immigration movement. -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
U.S. obtains Mexican territory. U.S. gives Mexicans a year to decide if they would like to stay a Mexican Citizen or become a U.S Citizen. -
Chinese Immigration
Anti-immigration becomes stronger in California due to an increase of Chinese men due to the gold rush. -
Mexican Revolution
Refugees from Mexico start flooding in to the U.S. due to Mexican Revolution -
Quota Act
Due to a rise in anti-immigration congress passes a law lessing the amount of Europeans who were allowed to immigrate U.S. to 3% the amount of Europeans already living here. -
Oriental Exclusion Act
Excludes most immigration from Asia countries. Asia was the largest source of cheap labor, so companies started sourcing from Mexico which lead to a influx of immigration. -
Great Depression
Immigrants were partially blamed for the Great Depression, Mexicans were collected and deported, even if they had been here for generations. People began to leave out of fear, more than half a million Mexicans were sent back to Mexico. -
Alien Registration Act
Anyone over the age of 14 must be fingerprinted and documented. -
Bracero Program
Mexico guest- worker program. Enacted due to a need of farm workers because of the war. -
War Brides Act
U.S. armed forces wives and Fiancees are able to enter the U.S. without a visa. -
Operation Wetback
deporting undocumented Mexican workers, due to soldiers coming back from war. Mexicans accused of taking jobs away from Americans. -
Worldwide Immigration ceiling
only 290,000 immigrants total are allowed in to the U.S. a year. Limit is no longer by Hemisphere. -
Immigration Reform and Control Act
3 million immigrants are given immunity. Act makes it harder to find a job if you are undocumented. -
Immigration Act
U.S. allows 700,000 immigrants into country each year instead of 290,000. Visa’s available to those willing to invest money into urban or rural areas, at least $500,000, catering to the rich.
