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Naturlization Act
Excluded non-white people from eligibility to naturalize. -
Alien Friend Act & Alien Enemies Act
The Alien Friends Act authorized the president to imprison or deport any alien who was deemed dangerous to the U.S. This act was the first to authorize deportation for immigrants. It expired two years after it was enacted. The Alien Enemies Act authorized the imprisonment or deportation of male citizens of a hostile nation during times of war; today a modified version permits the president to detain, relocate or deport alien enemies during war. -
IMMIGRATION ACT OF 1864
To address labor shortages due to the Civil War, this act made contracts for immigrant labor formed abroad enforceable by U.S. courts. -
NATURALIZATION ACT OF 1870
Amends naturalization requirements to extend eligibility to individuals of African nativity or descent. -
CHINESE EXCLUSION ACT
Banned Chinese laborers from immigrating for the next 10 years and authorized deportation of unauthorized Chinese immigrants. -
IMMIGRATION ACT OF 1903
Banned anarchists, beggars and importers of prostitutes from immigrating. -
1917
Banned immigration from most Asian countries, except the Philippines -
LABOR APPROPRIATION ACT
Establishes U.S. Border Patrol as a federal law enforcement agency to combat illegal immigration and smuggling along the borders between inspection stations. -
1943 - REPEAL OF CHINESE EXCLUSION ACT
Repealed the Chinese Exclusion Act and established a quota of about 105 Chinese immigrants per year. -
ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION REFORM AND IMMIGRANT RESPONSIBILITY ACT
Increases enforcement at the border and in the interior, including mandates to build fences at the highest incidence areas of the Southwest border. -
HOMELAND SECURITY ACT
HOMELAND SECURITY ACT