national citizenry

By CarLow1935

  • Dred Scott V Sandford

    Dred Scott V Sandford was one of the first flash points in national citizenship as Scott was an enslaved man who was taken voluntarily into free territory by his slave master. In the end, the court ruled just because he was in a free territory it did not make him a citizen.

  • Lincoln administration makes a change

    WHen the Abraham Lincoln administration took over the white house in 1860, They made it legal for free African Americans to become citizens of the United States.

  • The civil rights act of 1866

    The civil rights act of 1866 granted all persons who were born in the United states or a certain state a citizen, regardless of race as well.

  • The 14th Amendment

    The 14th amendment gave equal treatment for African Americans after the civil war and granted them birthright citizenship.

  • Naturalization act of 1870

    The naturalization act of 1870 ensured that any one of African decent got the same rights that were already enjoyed by white immigrants.

  • Chy Lung v. Freeman

    Chy Lung v. Freeman was a supreme court case where the court decided that the federal government hold all of the power to regulate immigration.

  • Angell treaty of 1880

    The Angell treaty of 1880 allowed the United States to restrict and choose certain Chinese workers they wanted entering the country. This made it closer to the United States completely excluding the Chinese from immigration.

  • The Immigration act of 1882

    Only a few months after the Chinese exclusion laws, this new law made more immigrants excluded from entering the country such as those who were convicts or someone considered to cause trouble.

  • Elk v. Wilkins

    This case dealt with the 14th amendment and Native Americans. The Supreme court ultimately ruled that American Indians who did not gain their citizenship through birth would be denied the right to vote.

  • Scott act of 1888

    Congress ended up extending authority over immigration and the Chinese exclusion laws. It ended one of the exemptions previously made from the United States which left around 20 thousand stranded migrants

  • Immigration bureau established

    The immigration bureau was created to process legal immigrants into the country as well as make immigration restrictions.

  • Geary Act

    The Geary Act was targeted towards Chinese immigrants by requiring they must prove their reason for being here by carrying around a certificate of residence. This is an early green card system

  • Plessy v Ferguson

    This case ended up actually supporting racial segregation in the U.S. as long the facilities were separate but equal.

  • United States v. Wong Kim Ark

    This case ruled that any person who was born in the United States was now a citizen regardless of the race or status of the parents.

  • Extension of the Chinese exclusion act

    Congress furthered these laws in a response to the Chinese government trying to wager better conditions for Chinese Immigrants in the United States.

  • Expatriation Act of 1907

    This act would strip the citizenship from any women who married a man who was an immigrant and not a citizen.

  • Dillingham commission reports

    This was a congress funded operation that built restrictions on European immigration

  • Alien Land Laws in California

    Basically these laws prohibited immigrants who were ineligible for citizenship from owning land.

  • Jones-Shafroth Act

    This act gave Puerto Ricans citizenship after the United States acquired the territory.

  • Cable Act of 1922

    This act restored citizenship back to women who were previously citizens before marrying an non U.S. citizen.

  • Indian Citizenship act of 1924

    This act granted all Native Americans who were born in the United States were automatically citizens by birth.

  • Tydings-McDuffie Act of 1934

    This act gave Filipinos the right to immigrate freely into the United States

  • Executive Order 9066

    President Franklin Roosevelt signed an order that would attempt to capture all Japanese Americans living within 100 miles of the west coast because of the war.

  • Displaced Persons Act

    This act allowed refugees from Europe who were already seeking refuge in the United States to regularize their status

  • The McCarran-Walter Act

    This act got rid of many discriminatory provisions and ended all racial restrictions on citizenship.

  • Act of September 26th 1961

    This act gave more exceptions to the immigration restrictions.

  • Cuban Adjustment act of 1966

    This act provided anti communist from Cuba a permanent status in the United States.

  • Indochina and refugee assistance act

    The U.S. admitted 135,000 South Asians and Vietnamese immigrants across the country to help them start new lives

  • Immigration Reform and Control Act

    This act took on the ongoing problem of unauthorized immigration. It created a system with visa programs for an example.

  • Chinese Student Protection Act

    This act allowed Chinese students to get away from china and file for permanent status in the United States.

  • The Flores Settlement

    This had to do with how unaccompanied minors were being treated in immigration detention.

  • Homeland security act

    After the attacks of september 11 there was 22 newly made agencies for immigration and security

  • Secure Fence Act of 2006

    This act ensures that Homeland Security achieves control over all walls and fences at the United States border.

  • Deferred Action for CHildhood Arrivals

    Trying to deal with unauthorized immigrants who arrived in the U.S. as minor children and has lived in the U.S. before 2007. They are giving them protection from deportation is they meet these requirements.

  • Muslim Travel Ban

    The Trump administration banned travel and refugees from certain muslim countries.