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The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Ended the Mexican-American War and allowed mexican residents to become US citizens or go back to Mexico -
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U.S. Immigration Policies
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The "Anti-Coolie" Act
Discouraged Chinese immigration into California and instituted special taxes on employers who hire Chinese workers. -
The Chinese Exclusion Act
Restricted all Chinese immigration to the United States for a period of ten years -
The Immigration Act of 1882
Levies a tax of 50 cents on all immigrants landing at US ports and makes several categories of immigrants ineligible for citizenship. -
The Alien Contract Labor Law
Law prohibits any company or individual from bringing foreigners into the United States under contract to perform labor. -
The Geary Act
Extends the Chinese Exclusion Act for then more years, and adds the requirement that all Chinese residency carry permit. -
The Chinese Exclusion Act is Renewed
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California’s Alien Land Law
“aliens ineligible for citizenship” (Chinese and Japanese) from owning property in the state -
The Immigration Act of 1917
Restricts immigration from Asia by creating an “Asiatic Barred Zone” -
The Registration Act
Requires the registration and fingerprinting of all aliens in the United States over the age of 14. -
The Immigration Act of 1965
Removes the national origins quota system. It establishes a ceiling of 270,000 immigrants per year with no more than 20,000 from one country. -
The Immigration Reform and Control Act
Allows for illegal aliens to apply for legal status and prohibits employers from hiring illegal aliens -
Illegal Immigration Act
Phone verification for worker authentication by employers and access to welfare benefits more difficult -
Real ID Act
Required use of IDs meeting certain security standards to enter gov’t building. -
Arizona SB 1070
Calls for all aliens over the age of 14 to register with the U.S. government and have registration documents in their possession at all times. -
Alabama HB 56
Requires public schools to check students’ immigration status and instructs police to check the immigration status of anyone they stop if they suspect the person of being an undocumented immigrant.
