Key Events in U.S. and Arizona Immigration

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  • Naturalization Act of 1790

    Naturalization Act of 1790
    This began the first rules of granting national citizenship, specifically to "free white persons."

  • Alien and Sedition Acts

    Acting on fear, to deal with questionable immigrants, President John Adams passed this law in order to have authority for deportation purposes.

  • Page Act 1875

    Page Act 1875
    Due to influx of Chinese laborers, representative Horace F. Page felt a neeed to "curb the outgrowth". This was the first attempt to regulate immigration.

  • 1917 Immigration Act

    This required immigrants to take a literacy test. Restricting "undesireables" including criminals, prostitutes, disease stricken, etc.

  • National Orgins Act of 1924

    Using a quota system, about 2% of each nationality was the annual immigration allowance. All Asians excluded.

  • Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965

    Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
    Eliminated quotas of nationality or country. Set a maximum overal allowance number.

  • Immigration and Nationality Act Ammendments of 1976

    Immigration and Nationality Act Ammendments of 1976
    President Gerald Ford signed legislation that facilitated with increasing the number of mexican immigrants.

  • Ammendments of the INA

    Children boron in the United States cannot petition for parents' legality until age 21.

  • The Immigration Reform and Control Act

    The Immigration Reform and Control Act
    Prohibits employers to hire undocumented immigrants.

  • Immigration act of 1990

    Allowed increase of immigrant visas and workers. Waived many restrictions and conditions from previous laws.

  • Department of Homeland Security

    Formed in response to September 11 terrorist attacks. It's main focuses are to investigate immigration policies and domestic security.

  • The Secure Fence Act

    The Secure Fence Act
    In response to recent terrorist attacks, President George W. Bush signed this to reform and rebuild weak border walls.

  • SB 1070

    SB 1070
    This Senate Bill requires all aliens to have registration documents in possesion at all times. Especially in times of "reasonable suspicion".

  • Obama Permits Young Migrants

    Obama Permits Young Migrants
    President Obama announces that children, under certain circumstances, do not have to be deported as illegal immigrants.

  • AZELLA

    THe Arizona English Language Learner Assessment is to test language proficiency. In response to large number of hispanic children.

  • 2014 Child Immigration Crisis

    Large numbers of unaccompanied minors cross border from Central America in hopes of refuge. Influx unplanned and overwhelming.