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Very first English colonists arrive in 1607 to start the first successful colony in The New World.
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Passed to allow immigrants to apply for citizenship after living in the US for at least two years. Citizenship was limited to "free white persons of good character."
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Repealed and replaced Naturalization Act of 1790 to increase required residency to 5 years. Created the two-step naturalization process.
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Repealed the Naturalization Act of 1798, and required the collection of the immigrant's name, DOB, nation of allegiance, country of emigration, and place of intended settlement.
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Gold found by James W. Marshall in Colorna, California caused approximately 300,000 immigrants and citizens to the state to collect gold.
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Prevented working Chinese immigrants from coming into the US. Intended to last for 10 years, it was renewed in 1892 and made permanent in 1902.
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America's first immigration station. Accepted 3 ships of 700 people on its first day open.
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Established standardized nationalization forms and required immigrants to learn English in order to become naturalized citizens.
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President Coolidge signs the Immigration Act of 1924, limiting the annual number of immigrants from any country to 2% of the current population of the people currently living in the US from that country.
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Created under the US Department of Labor to prevent illegal entries along the US-Canada border and the US-Mexico Border.
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Defined who was eligible and not eligible for citizenship and how citizenship could be lost or terminated.
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Repealed the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, allowing Chinese immigration and also allowing some Chinese immigrants to become naturalized citizens if they were already living in the US.
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Passed by Congress, making it illegal for employers to knowingly hire illegal immigrants, legalized agricultural immigrants on a seasonal basis, and legalized all undocumented immigrants that were in the US before 1982 with proof and maximum knowledge of the United States.
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Required 700 miles of 14 ft fencing to be put up along the US-Mexico border.
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Requires any immigrant who has been in Arizona for more than 30 days to register with the government and carry the registration documents with them at all times.
