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U.S. Immigration
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Naturalization Act of 1790
In order to become a citizen they must have lived in the U.S. for 2 years -
Naturalization Act of 1795
lengthened required residency to become a citizen of the U.S. -
Naturalization Act of 1798
further lengthened required residency to become citizen, registers white immigrants to establish date of initial residency. -
Naturalization Law of 1802
That directed the clerk of the court to record the entry of all aliens into the United States. -
Naturalization Act of 1870
naturalization process and penalties for fraudulent practices. -
Page Act of 1875
The first act restricting immigration. -
Immigration Act of 1882
50 cent head tax to fund immigration officials. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
allowed the U.S. to suspend Chinese immigration, a ban that was intended to last 10 years. -
Act of 1891
Established a commissioner of immigration in the treasury department. -
Geary Act
Extended and strengthened the Chinese Exclusion Act. -
Immigration Act of 1903
Added four inadmissible classes: anarchists, beggars, and importers of prostitutes. (Anarchist Exclusion Act) -
Naturalization Act of 1906
Standardized naturalization procedures, made some knowledge of english a requirement for citizenship, and established the bureau of immigration and naturalization -
Immigration act of 1907
Restricted immigrants that were disabled and diseased from trying to becone citizens -
Immigration Act of 1917
Restricted immigration from Asia by creating an "Asiatic Barred Zone", and introduced a reading test for all immigrants over fourteen years of age, with certain exceptions for children, wives, and elderly family members. -
Immigration Act of 1918
Expanding on the provisions of the Anarchist Exclusion Act -
Emergency Quota Act
Restricted annual immigration from a given country to 3% of the number of people from that country living in the U.S. in 1910 -
Immigration Act of 1924
Limited the annual number of immigrants who could be admitted from any country to 2% of the number of people from that country who were already living in the United States in 1890 -
National Origins Formula
restricted immigration on the basis of existing proportions of the population.The goal was to maintain the existing ethnic composition of the United States. -
Nationality Act of 1940
Revised numerous provisions of law relating to American citizenship and naturalization. -
Chinese Exclusion Repeal Act of 1943
Repealed the Chinese Exclusion Act and permitted Chinese nationals already in the country to become naturalized citizens. -
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952
Increased the power of the government to deport illegal immigrants suspected of Communist sympathies. -
Cuban Refugee Adjustment Act
Gave cuban nationals who enter, or were already present in the U.S, legal status -
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
Discontinued quotas based on national origin, while preference was given to those who have U.S. relatives. For the first time Mexican immigration was restricted. -
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
Granted a way to get citizenship to illegal immigrants who had been in the United States before 1982 but made it a crime to hire an illegal immigrant. -
Immigration Act of 1990
increased the total immigration limit to 700,000 and increased visas by 40 percent. Family reunification was retained as the main immigration criterion, with significant increases in employment-related immigration. -
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996
Made drastic changes to asylum law, immigration detention, criminal-based immigration, and many forms of immigration relief. -
REAL ID Act
Created more restrictions on political asylum, severely curtailed habeas corpus relief for immigrants, increased immigration enforcement mechanisms, altered judicial review, and imposed federal restrictions on the issuance of state driver's licenses to immigrants and others. -
Secure Fence Act of 2006
This bill helps protect american people, by making the boarders more secure -
Arizona SB 1070
Immigrants or aliens over the age of 14 who remain in the United States for longer than 30 days to register with the U.S. government, and to have registration documents in their possession at all times; violation of this requirement is a federal misdemeanor crime. -
Alabama HB 56
If a cop has reasonable suspicion you are an immagrant he can stop, detention, or arrest to make a similarly reasonable attempt to determine that person's legal status.
