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It required for immigrants to have lived in the US for 2 years in order to become US citizens.
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This required people to be a resident for 5 years before they could recieve citizenship.
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This requireed people to declare intention to become a citizen 5 years before they applied. You must also live in the US for 14 years.
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This allowed the president to have people deported if he found it necessary. If they stayed they would be imprisoned for 2 years. He could also grant temporary residency.
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If the US was at declared war any male fourteen or older, not naturalized, from the opposing country could be deported or imprisoned.
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This set standards for carrying passengers into the US
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Set standards for ships carrying passengers into the US. Also set penalties for captains not following these standards.
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This act set standards for ships that carried passengers. It stated how many passengers were allowed per ship, and what was needed for each passenger.
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This law banned American ships from being involved in the coolie trade.
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This act established a commisioner of immigration, validated work contracts, and exempted immigrant from required service in the military.
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This law stated that any immigrants from an asian country must be free and voluntary. It also set standards and punishments for those that were still in or were former members of the coolie trade business.
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This act banned all chinese workers from migrating to the US for ten years. It also deported any Chinese that came after November 17, 1880.
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This act charged 50 cents to all landing aliens entering the US. Also it kept those that were supicious looking or seemed unable to care for themselves from coming into the US.
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This prevented individuals or groups from making a working contract with someone before they came to the US.
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This set standards for immigrants to enter the US. This kept those that could not support themselves on their own out. Also this kept those with criminal records from becoming citizens of the US.
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This extended the Chinese Exclusion act for another 10 years.
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This extended the chines exclusion act indefinitely.
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This banned immigration of undesireables. Also, this charged $8 per immigrant coming into the US. Also all immigrants, except those escaping religious persecution, were subject to a literecy test.
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This states that anyone entering or leaving the US was subject to rules set by the president.
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This law set quotas for immigrants from different countries.
