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Naturalization Act of 1790
The act provided that any alien, being a free white person, who shall have resided within the limits and under the jurisdiction of the United States for the term of two years, may be admitted to become a citizen -
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Immigration Timeline
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Homestead Act
An act passed by U.S. legislation allowing people such as immigrants to have land for free or very cheap as long as they improved it. This encouraged many immigrants to come to America -
The Building of the Transcontinental Railroad
Many immigrants helped build the Transcontinental railroad giving them the chance to have a job -
The Supreme Court and Immigration
The Supreme court decided that the regulation of any immigrants into the U.S. was the duty of the federal government -
Chinese Exclusion Act
The Chinese Exclusion Act was a United States federal law signed by President Chester A. Arthur on May 6, 1882. It was one of the most significant restrictions on free immigration in US history, prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers -
Immigration Act of 1882
Immigrants were required to pay a tax or fifty cents in order to enter the country -
Anarchist Exclusion Act 1903
the Anarchist Exclusion Act, was a law of the United States regulating immigration. It codified previous immigration law, and added four inadmissible classes: anarchists, people with epilepsy, beggars, and importers of prostitutes -
Expatriation Act 1907
This act stated that all American woman who married immigrants automatically lost citizenship. This was enforced to prevent some immigrants from entering -
Immigration Act of 1917
The Immigration Act of 1917 was the first federal law to impose a general restriction on immigration in the form of a literacy test -
Jones-Shafroth Act 1917
Puerto Ricans become U.S. citizens by becoming a part of the war effort -
Alien Registration Act 1940
The green card legislation -
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
New restrictions on immigrants from Mexico were enforced -
Immigration and Reform Control Act 1986
The act that made it illegal to hire immigrants who were not citizens in order to preserve jobs for Americans -
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act 1996
Borders were more enforced with security and immigrants were not allowed benefits in the U.S. -
U.S.A. PATRIOT Act 2001
Due to 9/11, restrictions were added on immigration from all countries. It also created a Department of Homeland Security and increased border control -
Creation of the USCIS 2003
USCIS is in charge of all immigration-related applications and authorizations for foreign individuals who are inside the borders of the U.S -
Arizona Immigration Law 2010
Requirement in Arizona to show proof of citizenship
