Significant Historical Events Related to Immigration Issues from U.S. and Arizona History
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The Start of Colonial Immigration
English settlers first arrive in America. -
Naturalization Act
Congress modified the Act of 1790, raising the period of residence from two years to five years before a person could be naturalized. http://www.earlyamerica.com/milestone-events/naturalization-act-1795/ -
U.S. and Mexican War
A war between the U.S. and Mexico that lasted between 1846-1848. The U.S. initiated this war and won, Mexico lost approximately half of its national territory in the north. http://www.history.com/topics/mexican-american-war -
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the Mexican-American War in favor of the United States.The treaty added an additional 525,000 square miles to United States territory.
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The Homestead Act
The Homestead Act allowed any American, including freed slaves, to put in a claim for up to 160 free acres of federal land.
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The Chinese Exclusion Act
The Chinese Exclusion Act was the first significant law restricting immigration into the United States.
http://www.history.com/topics/chinese-exclusion-act -
Contract Labor Law
The Contract Labor Law was an act to prohibit the importation and migration of aliens under contract or agreement to perform labor in the United States.
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The U.S. Received the Statue of Liberty from France
The U.S. received the Statue of Liberty as a gift from France to celebrate our countries shared respect for freedom.
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The Immigration Act of 1917
The Immigration Act of 1917 was created to control the flow of immigrants into the U.S.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/immigration-act-passed-over-wilsons-veto -
The Emergency Immigration Act of 1921
The Emergency Immigration Act of 1921 limited the number of immigrants entering the United States in any one year to 3 percent of the size of each nationality group that had been living in the United States in 1910.
http://www.faculty.fairfield.edu/faculty/hodgson/Courses/so11/Race/quota_acts.htm -
Border Patrol was Established
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The Alien Registration Act of 1940
The Alien Registration Act of 1940 made it a crimial offense to teach about wanting to violently overthrow the U.S. government.
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The Civil Rights Movement
The Civil Rights Movement was when African American's struggled to receive equal rights and basic privileges of U.S. citizenship.
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The Immigration Reform and Control Act
This Immigration Reform and Control Act was created in an attempt to stop the increasing number of illegal immigrants. -
The Immigration Act of 1990
The Immigration Act of 1990 allowed more people to receive immigrant visas. It is noted as the most comprehensive reform of immigration laws.
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Arizona Immigration Law SB 1070
The Arizona Immigration Law SB 1070 is known as one of the toughest immigration laws, it was created to identify, prosecute, and deport illegal immigrants.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/24/us/politics/24immig.html?_r=0
