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U.S Immigration
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Naturalization Act of 1790
It required for immigrants to have lived in the U.S for two years in order to become a U.S citizen. -
Alien and Sedition Act of 1798
It required persons to have a 14 year residency before becoming a citizen and the deportation of dangerous immigrants. -
Anti Coolie Act
It taxed people who employed Chinese people for labor. -
Homestead Act of 1864
It encouraged for immigrants to settle in the west side of the U.S by giving them land. -
Chinese Exlusion Act
It prohibited the Chinese, Japanese, and Asian from coming to the U.S if they were not free or voluntary -
Immigration Act of 1882
It taxed immigrants who were coming to the U.S. -
Foreign Alien Contract Labor Act of 1883
It banned the import of immigrants coming to the U.S. -
Immigration Act of 1891
It led to the deportation of immigrants who entered the U.S illegally. -
The Geary Act of 1892
It had extented the Chinese Exclusion act for 10 more years. -
Immigration Anct of 1907
It raised the head tax to $5 for immigrants that came to the U.S.. -
California Alien Land Law
It didn't allowed for the Japanese and Chinese from owning land in California. -
Emergency Quota Act of 1921
It restricted to the immigration to the U.S. -
Reed Johnson Act of 1924
It reduced the number of immigrants coming to the U.S to 150,000. -
Alien Registration Act
It required that immigrant people 14 years and older to have their fingerprints taken and registration. -
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952
It excluded certain immigrants based on their origin coming to the U.S so that comunism would't spread. -
Immigration Control and Reform Act
It fined employers that hired illegal undocumented immgrants for work. -
Immigration Act of 1990
It increased the number of immigrants coming to the U.S and protected the status of immigrants in some countries.i -
Illegal immigration Act
It stated that immigrants that enter the US illegally and lived for less than a year must obtain a pardon. -
Real ID act
It increased aslyum restrictions and deportation of aliens for terrorist activity. It increased border security. -
Arizona SB1070
Illegal immigrants over the age of 14 who been in the U.S for at least 30 days had to register with the government. -
Arizona SB1070
Police had to check the status of the person when detained or arrested if their is suspicion that their an illegal alien -
Alabama HB56
It allowed the police to stop a person and figure out their legal staus.
