Timeline of US Immigration

By Tms4715@g.coppellisd.com

  • Chinese Exclusion Act

    Banned Chinese Immigration for the next 10 years due to a growing sentiment of nativism.

  • Immigration Act of 1891

    Allowed the government to deport illegal aliens and was the first comprehensive immigration laws the country had established.

  • Emergency Quota Act

    Allowed only a percentage of the current immigrants from a nation to come to America.

  • Immigration Reform and Control Act

    Allowed current illegal residents amnesty but increased border security.

  • Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act

    This Act made border patrol more strict and also made welfare benefits for illegal immigrants harder to obtain.

  • Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act

    Created the Border Patrol Agency and required schools to report foreign students.

  • Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Dream Act

    Commonly called DACA, this program allowed children brought at a young age illegally to remain here to work or be educated.

  • Executive Order 13769

    This executive order issued by President Trump banned immigration temporarily from certain middle eastern countries and rejected Syrian refugees indefinitely.