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Naturalization Act
Naturalization Act restricts citizenship to "free white persons" who reside in the United States for five years and renounce their allegiance to their former country. -
The Alien and Sedition Act
The Alien and Sedition Acts permit the President to deport any foreigner deemed to be dangerous. A revised Naturalization Act imposes a 14-year residency requirement for prospective citizens. -
14th Amendment
The childeren of the japanese immigrants are citizens. 14th amendment.1868.photograph.texas polotics.April 10 2013.http://www.laits.utexas.edu/txp_media/html/cons/features/0206_01/slide4.html -
Immigration Act of levies a tax of 50 cents
Immigration Act of levies a tax of 50 cents per immigrant and makes several categories of immigrants ineligible to enter the United States, including "lunatics" and people likely to become public charges. 50 cent peice.1964.photograph.wiki.web.April 10 2013.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half_dollar_(United_States_coin) -
Gentlemans agreement
Under the Gentleman's Agreement with Japan, the United States agrees not to restrict Japanese immigration in exchange for Japan's promise not to issue passports to Japanese laborers for travel to the continental United States. Japanese laborer are permitted to go to Hawaii, but are barred by executive order from migrating from Hawaii to the mainland. No more Japanese MEN could come over -
California alein law
California's Alien Land Law prohibits "aliens ineligible for citizenship" (Chinese and Japanese) from owning property in the state. It provides the model for Similar acts in other states. -
9066
In 1942 the goverment issued a statment to evacuate 112,000 Japanese Americans from their homes into 10 internment camps, taking Japanese out of their homes and putting them in ecantialy jail. -
Supreme Court upholds the internment
In the case of United States v. Korematsu, the Supreme Court upholds the internment of Japanese Americans as constitutional. They still said that it was right. parker tom.incarseration camp.12/9/42.photograph. Amache Relocation Center.web.april10 2013.http://publicintelligence.net/japanese-internment-camps-war-relocation-authority-photos/ -
The Redress Act
The Redress Act provides $20,000 compensation to survivors of the World War II internment of Japanese and Japanese Americans.
