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Colonial immigration
There is a river called James river that was used by immigrants. Them using the river was the strart of Immigration -
Massachusetts requires permissin for host aliens
Massachusetts says that nobody an host an unknown person or alien in their houses without getting permission first -
Pennslyvania enacts Oath of Allegiance for German Immigrants
Germans begin to ccept the United states as their home and their country -
First Alien Naturalization Act Enacted by the Newly Created US Government
This act said that only the "free white persons" were naturalized. This did not includeAmerican Indians, Slaves, Free Blacks or Asians. -
Reduces requiremnets for the Naturalization Act
The previous requiremnet to be a Citizen was to have lived in the states for two years before applying for citizenship. They lowered it to five years. -
Foreign slave trade become illegal
Foriegn slave trade becomes illegal so the 50,000 slaves that were already here became the first illegal aliens in the United states. -
Treaty of Guadalupe
The treaty of Guadalupe ended the Mexican-American war, Letting the United States acquire Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, California and parts of Utah and Nevada -
Attempt of immigration control
A commissioner of immigration is appointed there are immigrant labor contracts made -
Broadway play called the melting pot opens
The broadway play opens and it ends up becoming a metaphor for the US -
Mexico revolution drives a lot of mexicans across the border
The war ending caused all of the mexicans to go north across the border into the United States -
Immigration act of 1917
This act denied entry to immigrants from East Asia and Pacific Islands -
Asian Indians don't qualify for naturalization
The supreme court decided that Asian Indians don't Qualify for naturalization because they are not white -
Border patrol
Border patrol is established. It was established to protect the border between inspection stations -
Roosevelt Sends Japanese Americans to camps
Franklin Roosevelt sends thousands of Japanese Americans to Internment Camps after the attack on Pearl Harbor -
Attack on the World Trade Center
The attack prompted the US department of Defense to put more military support at the borders and also put more caution on the airport security -
Arizona Bill
This bill that passed in Arizona expanded the authority to fight against illegal immigration
