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Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
Ends the Mexican-American war, results in United States Acquiring Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, California, and Parts of Utah and Nevada -
Regulation of Immigration
The Supreme Court Ruled that congress alone can regulate immigration. -
First Congressional attempt to centralize control of immigration
A Commissioner of Immigration was appointed by the President to serve under the authority of the Secretary of State. Authorized immigrant labor contracts whereby would-be immigrants would pledge their wages to pay for transportation. -
Naturalization Act of 1870
Extends Naturalization to Former Slaves -
Citizenship
Supreme court confirms that the 14th amendment gives citizenship to all person born in the United States. -
Gentlemens Agreement
The Japanese government would not issue passports to japanese laborers intending to enter the U.S.. Under the terms of this agreement, the U.S. government refrained until 1924 from enacting laws discriminating japanese immigrants. -
Alien Land Law of 1913
It made it illegal for immigrants and aliens, who were not eligible for citizenship, to own land in California. Aliens as well as immigrants could not lease any agricultural land for more than three years. This Law was specifically targeted towards Japanese immigrants. -
Immigrant Act of 1917
Restricted the immigration of "undesiribles" from other countries. A tax of $8 dollars head was imposed on immigrants. People from "The Asiatic Barred Zone" were restricted from entering the country. Those who were 16 or older must be able to read at least 30-40 words in english but those who were facing religious persecution were spared from taking the test.Medical examinations were required. Was intended to tighten the restrictions on those entering the country. -
Webb-Haney Act of 1920
Denied aliens ineligible for citizenship the right to lease farmland or even to sharecrop. The land law was eventually found unconstitutional. -
Emergency Quota Act
Provided a quota system for immigrants, where by the number of aliens of any nationality admitted to the U.S. in a year could not exceed 3%. -
Immigration Act of 1924 (The Johnsen-Reed Act)
Limited the number of immigrants allowed entry into the United States through a national origins quota which excluded immigrants from Asia. -
McCarren Walter Act
The basic immigration quotas were changed; the new law provided for annual immigration quotas for all countries from which aliens might be admitted. -
Immigration Plummets 1930's-1950's
Between the 1930's and 1950's, Americans foreign-born population decreased from 14.2 to 10.3 million, or from 11.6 to 6.9 percent of the the toatl population, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. This was in cause because of World War 2 and the Global Depression. -
Alien Registration act of 1940 (Smith Act)
Made it illegal for anyone to advocate the overthrowing of the government in any way. -
Ellis Island Closes (National)
More than 12 million immagrants came through Ellis Island. With the introduction of the Immigration Act of 1942 which limited the number of immigrants allowed into the US and establishments of embassies all around the US the flow of immagrants that passed through Elllis Island began to decline. As a result, years later the island was only used to hold Japanese and German immagrants during WWII. -
The Bracero Program (1942-1964
Allowed Mexican citizens to come to the US to work in agricultural work. 4.8 million Workers came over in hopes of making large sums of money to send back to their families. Unfortunately, the program had some negative effects such as workers being exploited and increasing the number of undocumented immigrants coming over to the United States. In addition, it was part of the foundation for today’s illegal immigration. Some of the farms that required workers were in Arizona. -
Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA)
The Attorney General shall adjust the status of an alien to that of an alien lawfully admitted for temporary residence if the alien meets the following requirements: The alien must establish that he entered the United States before January 1, 1982, and he has resided continuously in the United States in an unlawful status since such date and through the date the application is filed under this subsection. -
Plyler v. Doe
Supreme Court of the US struck down a state statute denying funding for education to unauthorized immigrant children and simultaneously struck down a municiplal school district's attempt to change unauthorized immagrants an annual fund $1000 tuition fee for each undocumented immigrant student to compenstate for the lost state funding. -
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigration Responsibility Act (Sept. 30, 1996) (National/State)
Was introduced to improve border control, placing employment verification and harsher penalties for undocumented immigrants in the United States. It was a step to slow down the flow of illegal immigration into the US. -
Real ID Act
This act is a coordinated effort by the states and the Federal Government to improve the reliability and accuracy of state-issued identification documents. This act was enacted in part also because of the terrorist attacks that the country has been receiving in the past years. -
SB-1070
The law requires state and local law enforcement agencies to check the immigration status of individuals it encounters and makes it a state crime for noncitizens to fail to carry proper immigration documentation. -
US Supreme Court Upholds Arizona Law Penalizing Businesses That Hire Undocumented Immigrants
Federal immigration law does not bar Arizona from suspending or revoking the licenses of businesses that employ unauthorized aliens. -
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
Certain people who came to the United States as children and meet several guidelines may request consideration of deferred action for a period of two years, subject to renewal. They are also eligible for work authorization. Deferred action is a use of prosecutorial discretion to defer removal action against an individual for a certain period of time. Deferred action does not provide lawful status. -
Executive Action to Prevent Deportation
President Obama Announced Executive Action to Prevent Deportation of Millions of Immigrants in the United States Illegally
