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Oct 12, 1492
Landing of Christopher Colombus
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Colonial Immigration
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Naturalization Residency Requirements
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Naturalization Act of 1870
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Burlingame Treaty ends
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Ellis Island Opens
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14th Amendment
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The US Border Patrol is established
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Immigration Act for Chinese
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Ellis Island Closed
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Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA)
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"Minuteman Project"
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Secure Fence Act
Authorizes would extend the fencing along the US-Mexican Border -
Supreme Court Law
Supreme Court maintains in place the Arizona Law that punishes businesses that hire illegal immigrants -
President Obama
permits illegal immigrants who came to the United States as children to stay in the U.S.