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1880 and 1920
This was of the heaviest perids of immigration in American history. When 25 million immigrants arrived. They came from the countries of Southern and Eastern Europe. -
Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
It said no Chinese laborer could enter the United States for 10 years. -
quota act
Congress sets up quotas favoring immigrants from northwestern Eruope, the immigration Act pf 1924 expands the quota system: immigration from any country is limited to 2 percent of its total numbers on the 1890 census. -
Immigration Act
Introduced a quota system by country. Each country's immigratns were limited to 2 percen of foreign -born residents from that country listed in the U.S. Census of 1890. -
Immigration Reform Act
It throws out the national origns system, now preference is giving first to reunfying familes and second to people whose skills help the United States. -
Early Restrictions
It passed a law defining who could become a citizen if person was not born here. -
Immigration Reform and Control Act
First reagan wanted to slow illegal immigration by punishing empolyees who knowlingly hired undocumented immigrants. Second he wanted to offer a way for long-term, undocumented immigrants to become legal. -
Immigration Act
Said that no country could account for more then 7 percent of total immigrants. It also considered a person's education and skills. The law set up specail categories for war refugees or close relatives of American citizens -
Immigration Reform Act
It increased the border patrol stafff and stiffened penalties for creating false citizenship papers or smuggling undocumented workers. -
Political Debate
President W. Bush committed himself of backing a bill to address all immigration issues. It proposed to fill short term labor issues needs through a guest worker program and strengthened border control.
