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US Immigration Timetoast
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Naturalization Act of 1790
In order to become aa naturalized citezen, this law required an immigrant to live in the U.S for at least two years -
Passenger Act of 1847
Set standards for ships carrying passengers into the US. Also set penalties for captains not following these standards. -
Thomas Nast drawing of Lady Liberty protecting Chinese man
Protected them from armed mob and saying: "Hands Off, Gentlemen! America means fair play for all men. -
The Chines Exclusion Act 1882
allowed the U.S. to suspend Chinese immigration, a ban that was intended to last 10 years -
The Act of 1891
Established a Commissioner of Immigration in the Treasury Department. Any person who could become a public charge on society was also not allowed to enter, certain classes of individuals were unfit to become American citizens. Those classes included idiots, insane persons -
Immigration Act of 1907
This act reformed a number of restrictions on immigrants who could be admitted into the United States but it was for those with a disability or a disease. -
The Immigration Act of 1924
(also known as the Johnson Act) aimed at freezing the current ethnic distribution in response to rising immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe, as well as Asia. Introduced nationality quotas. -
Nationality Act of 1940
The law revised "the existing nationality laws of the U.S. into a more complete nationality code"; it defined those persons who were "eligible for citizenship through birth or naturalization" and clarified "the status of individuals and their children born or residing in the continental U.S., its territories such as Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Philippines, Panama and the Canal Zone, or abroad. -
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952
It excluded certain immigrants based on their origin coming to the U.S so that comunism would't spread. -
Cuban Refugee Adjustment Act
he law applies to any native or citizen of Cuba who has been inspected and admitted or paroled into the United States after January 1, 1959 and has been physically present for at least one year; and is admissible to the United States as a permanent resident. -
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
Abolished the National Origins Formula that had been in place in the United States since the Emergency Quota Act. -
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 19963This act states that immigrants unlawfully present in the United States for 180 days but less than 365 days must remain outside the United States for three years unless they obtain a pardon -
REAL ID Act
issuance procedures standards for the state driver's licenses and identification (ID) cards, as well as various immigration issues pertaining to terrorism.
