Immigration Timeline

The Start of Arizona Immigration HIstory

Jan 1, 1539

The first documented person who came into Arizona as an immigrant was Marcos de Niza. He was followed later in time by the more popular, Francisco Vásquez de Coronado. Coronado came to America because of stories that had been passed down of, "Seven Golden Cities." His expedition failed but he found major landmarks and enjoyed his time their before he went back to Mexico.

First Settlement in Arizona

Apr 14, 1752

The first settlement in Arizona was around the year of 1752. It was a white settlement and it occured in Tubac, Arizona.

Fort in Tucson

Jul 15, 1776

This was the first fort built in Tucson, Arizona. It was made for the soldiers and their families to protect themselves against the Apache Indians that lurked around the area.

Naturalization Act

Mar 26, 1790

This Act provides the first rules in the U.S. about immigration. It provided citizenship to people who were, "free white citizens." This did not include people who were African American, Indian, Asian, and other races.

Alien and Sedition Acts

Jun 18, 1798

These four Acts were put in place to strengthen Americas national security. It allowed the President to deport aliens if they seemed dangerous. It also allowed them to be deported if their country was at war with the United States.

California Gold Rush

Jan 24, 1848

The California Gold Rush was the discovery of gold and it brought a large amount of immigrant to California to check it out. It ended the year of 1855.

Mexican Revolution

Jan 1, 1910

This revolution started when the liberals and intellectuals started doubting the power of Porfirio Díaz. Overall, the war led to a huge migration of Mexicans into the U.S. Because the war was so bad, many did not return bedause of the economic sitiutations.

Immigration Act of 1917

Feb 5, 1917

This act made sure that immigrants had to do extensive amounts of tests, including a literacy test, to get into the country.

WW1

Nov 11, 1919

This was the year that WW1 ended and it lead to a dramatic decline in imigration.

The Great Depression

Sep 4, 1929

The Great Depression had its affects on everybody but during this time immigration was shut down. This led to a dramatic decrease in America.

WWII

Jul 7, 1937

Because there were shortages in the U.S. at this point in time, they added in immigrants to the workforce. This led to an increase in immigration.

Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965

Oct 3, 1965

This Act helps reunite families and put skilled laborers into the American forces. It changed the demographics for future immigratns.

Naturalization Amendments

Jan 1, 1976

This made changes to the Act previously put in place to limit the amount if Mexican immigrants in the western hemisphere.

Welfare Reform Act

Aug 22, 1996

This Act made it so that immigrants were ineligable for federal entitlement programs.

Senate Bill

May 9, 2007

This Act would provide legal status to the 12 million illegal immigrants that already reside in the U.S.

Obama's Immigration Speech

Nov 20, 2014

This address made it so illegal immigrants can come out of the shadows and get their citizenship.