U.S Immigration Issues Information provided by: ProCon.org. (2013, July 30). Historical Timeline. Retrieved from http://immigration.procon.org/view.timeline.php?timelineID=000023
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Alien Naturalization Act
Was the first act to let immigrants from other countries become citizens of the United States but only with the exception of having lived in the U.S for more than two years and in their state for a year. They would have to file a petition and be considered a good American, but no slaves. This would be the first step to giving an opportunity to immigrants to become U.S citizens. Picture from: http://immigration.procon.org/sourcefiles/1790AlienNaturalizationAct.pdf -
Naturalization Act of 1795
The act had made additional changes to the process of neutralization. Any Immigrant has to be living for at least five years, and in the state where they are a residence of for at least 3 years. -
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo 1848
This treaty ended the Mexican-American war for land. When it needed there were remaining immigrants that were allowed to stay and gain residence and citizenship. This was a big impact on the Us because the population in Californa increased with all the Hispanic or Latino origin.Californians would soon move to Arizona, or remain in the US. This event was a step to the issue on overpopulation in california. http://roughdrafts.procon.org/files/Immigration%20Images/GuadalupeHidalgo.pdf -
Chinese Exclusion Act 1882
Limiting the Immigrants that come into the U.S, especially Chinese immigrants making it harder for immigrants to be granted permission to become citizens. America's population had increased drastically. -
The 14th Amendment
Those who are born in the U.S are automatically granted citizenship and are citizens of the U.S.This was to protect civic rights This changed America very much that many were having their kids born in order for the child to have an opportunity in the U.S. -
Expatriation Act
With this Act, woman who married another citizen could easily become a citizen themselves. But an American woman who married someone from another county will be part of their "nationality". This was another opportunity for woman imigrants to come into the U.S and allowed them to come into different states such as Arizona.
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The Mexican Revolution of 1920
The building of railroads and mines has begun a building period in which political matters got worse, that many fled north. The U.S was in a industrial revolution, and they offered many jobs available for better pay than Mexico's wage. Mexicans started coming to the US for better job opportunity. Mexicans immigrants started immigrating to the US, and had permitted them for help with was the start of world war 1. (immigration.procon.org) -
Labor Appropriation Act of 1924
The United states Border patrol is created for monitoring the border while offering jobs to people. Thier job was to inspect whoever passes are allowed to be in the United states. -
Magnuson Immigration Act of 1943
Allowing Chinese immigrants to become citizens of the united states by naturalization with only a limited amount of immigrants could be granted permission. (http://immigration.procon.org/sourcefiles/1943MagnusonImmigrationAct.pdf) -
Refugee Act of 1980
Allowing anyone that is fleeing their country to seek refugee when they are threaten in their country. Allowing many proposals to enter the United states without getting deported. -
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
Children that came to the Unites states before the age of 16 are not going to be deported and have the right to be in the united state if they do not have a criminal record and have been in the Unites states for at least 5 years. Children are able to stay in the country but adults would not when this was started many families were ripped apart from each other which affected Arizona with deportation of many immigrant parents.
