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Chinese Exclusion
Chinese Exclusion Act restricts Chinese immigration. 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 char -
1885 Alien Contract Labor Law
Alien Contract Labor Law bars prohibited any company or individual from bringing foreigners into the United States under contract to perform labor here. The only exceptions are those who were brought to do domestic service and skilled workmen who sh -
Gentleman's Agreement
This only allows women/ wives to immigrate which increases populationand creates communities -
Land Law
1913 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. -
the Alien Registration Act
The Alien Registration Act requires the registration and fingerprinting of all aliens in the United States over the age of 14. The act classifies Korean immigrants as subjects of Japan. -
The Chinese Exclusion Act
1943 The Chinese Exclusion Act is repealed. By the end of the 1940s, all restrictions on Asians acquiring U.S. citizenship are abolished. -
Supreme Court upholds the internment of Japanese Americans
1944 In the case of United States v. Korematsu, the Supreme Court upholds the internment of Japanese Americans as constitutional. -
The Illegal Immigration Reform
1996 The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act strengthens border enforcement and makes it more difficult to gain asylum. The law establishes income requirements for sponsors of legal immigrants. -
The American Competitiveness
The American Competitiveness and Work force Improvement Act increases the number of skilled temporary foreign workers U.S. employers are allowed to bring into the country.
