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US Immigration Policies
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Page act of 1875
prohibited entry of immigrants considered as undesirables -
Chinese Exclusion law
Restricted the immigration of Chinese to America for 10 years -
Immigration Act
First immigration laws for the US and also the Bureau of Immigration was set up. -
Emergency Quota act
Put a limit on the amount of immigrants entering the US -
Immigration Act
Imposed first numerical quota on immigration -
Immigration and Nationality Act
Set a limit to the amount of immigrant with skilld needed in the US -
INA Amendments
Repealed the national-origin quotas and set different quotas for the the different hemispheres -
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
Increased border patrol and maade things such as welfare benifits harder to get -
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
Required public school to check the citizenship status of its students
