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The first naturalization act
Congress allowed any free, white, adult person to gain citizenship -
The wave of Irish immigrant
After the war of 1812 immigration increases and Irish immigrants start coming to the United states. They were mainly in cities with ports like New York, Philadelphia, and Boston -
Supreme court makes a decision
The supreme court decides that it is up to the federal government to make immigration policies. -
Chinese immigrants arrive
Major industrialization starts and starts and chinese immigrants come a big part of industrial labor force. -
Chinese exclusionary act passes
The chinese exclusionary act was an act that banned chinese people from from entering the united states. -
Immagration act of 1891
The immigration act of 1891 put more restrictions on immigration for example polygamists, convicts, and others. -
Ellis island in opened
Ellis island became the first station for immigration in the united states. It was in the New York harbor and it was made to process immigrants -
Immagration act of 1917
This act establishes a literacy requirements for immigrants in order for them to be allowed entrance into the country. -
Immigrant act 1924
This act limited the abound of people who could immigrate into America by implementing quotas. -
Bracero Program
The united states had a labor shortage because of WW2 so they made a program with Mexico that allowed Mexican agriculturalists to come to America and work. -
Immigration and Nationality Act
This act was passed to end the limits on people who could immigrate to the united states. -
Simpson-Mazzoli Act
President Ronald Regan signed an act that granted amnesty to nearly 3 million undocumented people in America. -
Development, Relief and Education of Alien Minors (DREAM) Act
The DREAM act to provide a way for undocumented students to achieved citizens was proposed and eventually passed. -
Muslim ban
Donald Trump issued executive orders to restrict travel from Muslim countries