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Pilgrims Came to Plymouth
British Pilgrims were the first immigrants to come to America. They Landed in Plymouth hrabor where they endured a very harsh winter. This event is significant because it shows that the founders of America were immigrants themselves. -
Masachussetts reguires immigrant check in
The State of Massachusetts decided under law that no person or town should be host to any alien without permission from the state. -
Naturalization Act of 1790 is Passed
The Naturalization Act of 1790 allowed any person who was free, white, and has good moral standards to become a citizen of the United States. This caused a large influx in immigration to the US at that time. -
Alien and Sedition Acts
These Acts consisted of four laws put into play by President John Adams. They raised the residency requirement to 14 years for citizenship, authorized imprisonment of risky aliens, and punished those who spoke negative of the government. -
Immigration Control Changes Hands
The US supreme court decided that immigration would be now be the responsibility of the federal government. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
During the Gold rush of the 1850’s, many Chinese citizens migrated to America to find gold. This angers some Americans and the Chinese were hated for taking Americans gold. This act limited the Chinese that could immigrate to the US. -
1891 Immigration Law
This act told what type f people could not become US citizens. “Those classes included idiots, insane persons, and paupers. Any person who could become a public charge on society was also not allowed to enter. The immigrants who came to the United States carrying a contagious disease were also not permitted entry. Anyone who had been convicted of a felony, misdemeanor, or any other crime such as any activity deemed contrary to the beliefs and standards of society such as polygamy were not grante -
Ellis Island Opens for Business
Ellis Island, New York opens up a new Federal US immigration station. This is where millions of immigrants were inspected to become citizens or be denied citizenship. -
Us Immigraton Act of 1903
This law changed the 1891 Immigration act by adding anarchists, epileptics, beggars, and prostitutes to the denial lists. It also did some changes to some land dispute issues. -
The Us Immigration Act of 1907
This law reorganized the immigration law of the border states of Mexico (Arizona, New Mexico and Texas) to help decrease the flow of immigrants into the US. -
US Border Patrol is Founded
The US Border patrol was founded in order to protect both the borders of Canada and Mexico -
Japanese relocated to internment camps
President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 allowing the military to relocate the Japanese from the Pacific Coast into internment camps. These people included all peoples of Japanese ancestry whether citizens or not. -
The Internal Security Act of 1950
This law changed the Alien Registration Receipt Card into the modern “Green Card” we have today. This is a more accurate and valuable version of the previous. -
Operation Wetback
This operation was enacted by President Dwight D Eisenhower to round up all of the illegal immigrants from Southwest United States. This caused controversy because of the suspected harassment and beating of the immigrants. -
1968 Act
This Act outlawed the discrimination of US immigration based on race, place of birth, sex, and residence. This law also outlawed previous laws that had restrictions on Orientals from coming to America. -
1986 Act
This law was a large Act of amnesty basically. It helped legalize hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens living in the US. This law also created fines for employers who hired illegal immigrants. -
Creation of the USCIS
The new department of USCIS is formed under the department of homeland security. Their duties include handling US immigration services and benefits which include: citizenship, permanent resident applications, asylum and refugee services, and non-immigrant applications. -
SB1070 is passed in Arizona
When SB1070 was passed many immigrants were upset, as well as many people of different nationalities. This law creates frustration because it allows cops to ask anyone (who has reasonable suspicion of being illegal) to verify their citizenship documents, which some believe is profiling.
