U.S. Immigration Policy - Eggleton

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    GB, Germany, Ireland: Greatest % of Immigration

    Great Britain, Germany, and Ireland held 70% of the immigration population.
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    19th Century Immigration

    Largest Immigration Population(s):
    - Ireland
    - Germany
    - United Kingdom
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    Beginning of Asian Immigration

    200,000 Chinese came to the United States to work for the transcontinental railroad.

  • Ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment

    Granted everyone born in the United States citizenship.
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    Congress Seeks to Make Immigration Requirement

    Anti-immigration forces in Congress sought to make literacy a requirement for entry into the United States.

  • Chinese Exclusion Act

    Prohibited Chinese workers from entering the United States.
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    20th Century Immigration

    Largest Immigration Population(s):
    • Italy
    • Austria/Hungary
    • Soviet Union
    • Canada
    • Mexico

  • Literacy Becomes Entrance Requirement

    Congress overrides President Woodrow Wilson's veto on making literacy an entrance requirement.

  • National Origins Act

    Limited the number of immigrants to be accepted from each country. The 1924 act limited the annual immigration quota of each European nationality to 2 percent of its proportion in the U.S. population in 1890.

  • Displaced Persons Act of 1948

    Admission of 400,000 refugees left homeless by World War II.

  • 1952 Immigration & Nationality Act

    Slightly relaxed restrictions against immigration from Asia.

  • Immigration & Nationality Act of 1965

    More of a priority placed on reuniting families and attracting highly skilled professionals.

  • Refugee Act of 1980

    Allowed for a regular flow of refugees and emergency admissions.

  • Immigration Reform and Control Act

    Imposed penalties on employers who knowingly hired workers without proper documentation.

  • Immigration Act of 1990

    Raised limit on annual admissions from 290,000 to 675,000 immigrants. Emphasized family reunification as the guiding principle.

  • Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act

    Focus of the act was to curb illegal immigration. It also streamlined procedures for deportation.