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Alien and Sediton Act
Permits Federalist President John Adams to deport foreigners deemed to be dangerous and increases the residency requirements to 14 years to prevent immigrants, who predominantly voted for the Republican Party, from becoming citizens -
Importation of Slaves banned
Importation of slaves into the United States is officially banned, though it continues illegally long after the ban.
This was created in 1807 but put into effect in 1808 -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Ends the Mexican-American war -
Outbreak of the Civil War
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Homestead Act
The Homestead Act provided free plots of up to 160 acres of western land to settlers who agreed to develop and live on it for at least five years, thereby spurring an influx of immigrants from overpopulated countries in Europe seeking land of their own. -
New York City Draft Riots
Riots against the Federal draft in New York City involved many immigrants opposed to military service -
15 Amendment
15th amendment granted voting rights regardless race -
Immigration Act
This act taxes 50 cents for immigrants landing in the US ports -
California Alien Land Law
This law attempts to limit the presence and permanence of Japanese immigrants from 1913 through the end of World War II by forbidding "aliens ineligible for citizenship" from purchasing, and later from leasing property in the states in which these laws were passed. -
Immigration act of 1917
Restrict Immigration from Asia by creating the "Asiatic Barred Zone" -
Border Patrol
Created to combat smuggling and illegal immigration -
Alien Registration Act
requires the registration and fingerprinting of all aliens in the United States over the age of 14 -
Immigration and Nationality Act
his law discontinued quotas based on national origin, while giving prefernce to those having US relatives. For the first time, immigration from Mexico was restricted. It is not only allowed more individuals from third world countries to enter the US. -
Immigration Act of 1990
The legislation modified and expanded the Act of 1965. It was intended to help US businesses attract foreign workers who were able to use their skills they had. -
Real ID Act
Law pertaining to security and issuance procedures for state drivers licenses and ID cards to whomever
