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Mexican Revolution Drives Thousands of Mexicans across the US-Mexican Border
Economic pressures and chaos with the Mexican government forced thousands of Mexicans to leave their country and enter the US. -
US Border Patrol Established with Labor Appropriation Act of 1924
Congress passed an act establishing a US border patrol in order to secure the borders between inspection stations. -
US Labor Secretary Estimates That over 1,000,000 Mexicans Are in United States Illegally
At this time smuggling of Mexicans across the border was an easy process, as much of the southern boundary is unguarded and the Rio Grande could be easily crossed. -
Bracero Program Brings 5,000,000 Mexican Temporary Laborers to Work in US Farms and Railroads
This special program allowed migrant people to work on US farms and railroads. -
Bracero Program Ends
The Mexican government insisted in renewing the program but the US government was not interested. Undocumented laborers continued to arrive from Mexico without papers or proof of citizenship. -
Census Estimates 2 to 4 Million Immigrants in the United States Illegally.
Half of these illegal immigrants were from Mexico. -
Proposition 200 “Arizona Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act”
Requires a person to provide proof of citizenship to register to vote and identification to vote. -
US Department of Homeland Security Estimates 11.8 Million Unauthorized Immigrants in US with 59% from Mexico
Between 2000-2007 the number of undocumented immigrants increased by 3.3 million -
Arizona SB 1070 Signed Into Law
This law requires all aliens over the age of 14 who are in the US longer than 30 days to have registration documents in their possessions at all times. -
Estimated Number of Unauthorized Immigrants Decreases to 11.6 Million
The number of undocumented immigrants decreased by 1.7%. -
US Supreme Court Upholds Arizona Law Penalizing Businesses That Hire Undocumented Immigrants
Federal immigration law does not bar Arizona from suspending or revoking the licenses of businesses that employ unauthorized aliens. -
Judge Blocks Key Parts of Arizona's Anti-Illegal Immigration Law
Judge Susan Bolton made immigration enforcement the responsibility of the federal government and not the states. She also blocked the section that immigrants have to carry documents proving their citizenship on them at all times. -
President Obama signed an action allowing illegal immigrants who came to the US as a child before the age of 16 to remain in the country legally.
The Department of Homeland Security will no longer initiate the deportation of illegal immigrants who came to the United States before age 16, have lived here for at least five years, and are in school, are high school graduates or are military veterans in good standing. The immigrants must also be under 30 and have clean criminal records. -
US Supreme Court Upholds 2010 Arizona Immigration Law, But Rejects Other Provisions
The Supreme Court delivered a decision on Arizona's tough 2010 immigration law, upholding its most hotly debated provision but blocking others because they interfered with the federal government's role in keeping the immigration policy their responsibility. -
President Obama Announced Executive Action to Prevent Deportation of Millions of Immigrants in the United States Illegally
Obama's plan would let some 4.4 million remain in the country temporarily, without the threat of deportation as long as they are parents of U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents
