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US Imigration
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Naturalization Act of 1790
In order to become a US citizen the immagrates had to have lived in the US fot 2 years. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
Deported illegal Chinese people -
Immigration Act
first comprehensive immigration laws for the US, Bureau of Immigration and it empowered the superintendent of immigration to enforce immigration law -
Emergency Quota Act
limited the number of immigrants to 3% of those already in the US from that country as per the 1910 census -
Immigration and Nationality Act
set a quota for aliens with skills needed in the US -
INA Amendment
set a 20 thousand country limit for Western Hemisphere aliens -
Immigration Reform and Control Act
started sanctions for knowingly hiring illegal aliens, provided amnesty to illegal aliens already in the US and increased border enforcement -
Immigration Act
increased legal immigration ceilings, created a diversity admissions category and tripled the number of visas for priority workers and professionals with US job offers -
Illegal Immigration Act
verification for worker authentication by employers, access to welfare benefits more difficult for legal aliens, increased border enforcement -
Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Form Act
more Border Patrol agents, requires that school reports foreign students attending classes, stipulates that foreign nationals in the US will be required to carry IDs with biometric technology -
Arizona SB 1070
US federal law requires aliens 14 years old or older who are in the country for longer than 30 days to register with the US Government and have registration documents at all times