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Early Restrictions
congress passed a law that defined who could become citizens if a person was not born here -
Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
said that no Chinese laborer could enter the US for 10 years -
Period: to
1880 to 1920
25 million immigrants arrived mostly from Southern and Easter Europe -
Quota Act 1921
congress sets up quotas favoring immigrants from northern Europe -
Immigration Act of 1924
introduced a quota system to the country: each country's immigrants were limited to 2% of foreign born residents -
Immigration Reform Act
abolished the quota system based on national origin -
Immigration Reform and Control Act
to slow illegal immigration by punishing employers who knowingly hired undocumented immigrants. wanted to offer a way for long term undocumented immigrants to become legal. -
Immigration Act of 1990
no country could account for more than 7% of total immigrants -
Immigration Reform Act of 1996
increased the border patrol staff and stiffened penalties for creating false citizenship papers or smuggling undocumented workers. -
Bush's Bill (get it)
to fill short term labor needs through a guest worker program and strengthened border control
