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United States immigration policies from 1800-present

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    US Immigration Policies

  • Page act of 1875

    Page act of 1875

    prohibited entry of immigrants considered as undesirables
  • Chinese Exclusion law

    Chinese Exclusion law

    Restricted the immigration of Chinese to America for 10 years
  • Immigration Act

    Immigration Act

    First immigration laws for the US and also the Bureau of Immigration was set up.
  • Emergency Quota act

    Emergency Quota act

    Put a limit on the amount of immigrants entering the US
  • Immigration Act

    Immigration Act

    Imposed first numerical quota on immigration
  • Immigration and Nationality Act

    Immigration and Nationality Act

    Set a limit to the amount of immigrant with skilld needed in the US
  • INA Amendments

    INA Amendments

    Repealed the national-origin quotas and set different quotas for the the different hemispheres
  • Immigration Reform and Control Act

    Immigration Reform and Control Act

    Increased border protection and gave amnesty to those already in the US
  • Immigratin Act

    Increased legal immigration ceilings and increased the number of visas
  • Illegal Immigration Act

    Illegal Immigration Act

    Increased border patrol and maade things such as welfare benifits harder to get
  • Arizona Immigration Law

    Arizona Immigration Law

    Give police the right to ask for proof of citizenship and also to stop you if you look "illegal"
  • Alabama Immigration Law

    Alabama Immigration Law

    Required public school to check the citizenship status of its students