History Culminating Project

  • US Supreme Court Decides in United States v. Bhagat Singh Thind That Asian Indians Do Not Qualify for Naturalization because They Are Not Considered "White"

    US Supreme Court Decides in United States v. Bhagat Singh Thind That Asian Indians Do Not Qualify for Naturalization because They Are Not Considered "White"
  • US Border Patrol Established with Labor Appropriation Act of 1924

    US Border Patrol Established with Labor Appropriation Act of 1924
  • Nationality Act Unifies Nationality and Naturalization Laws

    Nationality Act Unifies Nationality and Naturalization Laws
  • US President Franklin D. Roosevelt Signs Executive Order 9066 Sending Tens of Thousands of Japanese Americans (Among Others) to Internment Camps

    US President Franklin D. Roosevelt Signs Executive Order 9066 Sending Tens of Thousands of Japanese Americans (Among Others) to Internment Camps
  • Magnuson Immigration Act of 1943 Allows Chinese to Become US Citizens

    Magnuson Immigration Act of 1943 Allows Chinese to Become US Citizens
  • Ellis Island Closes

    Ellis Island Closes
  • Armed Forces Naturalization Act Allows Veterans Who Served Active-Duty to Become Naturalized Citizens

    Armed Forces Naturalization Act Allows Veterans Who Served Active-Duty to Become Naturalized Citizens
  • Plyler v. Doe Overturns Texas Law Disallowing State Funds for Non-Citizens

    Plyler v. Doe Overturns Texas Law Disallowing State Funds for Non-Citizens
  • Amerasian Immigration Act Gives Preferential Immigration Status to Children Fathered by American Troops in Southeast Asia

    Amerasian Immigration Act Gives Preferential Immigration Status to Children Fathered by American Troops in Southeast Asia
  • Armed Forces Immigration Adjustment Act Gives Special Immigration Status to Foreign Veterans Who Served in the US Armed Forces

    Armed Forces Immigration Adjustment Act Gives Special Immigration Status to Foreign Veterans Who Served in the US Armed Forces
  • Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act Denies Most Forms of Public Assistance to Most Legal Immigrants

    Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act Denies Most Forms of Public Assistance to Most Legal Immigrants
  • "Minuteman Project" Begins Recruiting Civilians to Patrol the US-Mexico Border

    "Minuteman Project" Begins Recruiting Civilians to Patrol the US-Mexico Border
  • Secure Fence Act Authorizes Fencing along the US-Mexican Border

    Secure Fence Act Authorizes Fencing along the US-Mexican Border
    Secure Fence Act Authorizes Fencing along the US-Mexican Border
  • Controversial Arizona Bill (SB 1070) Signed into Law, Expanding the State's Authority to Combat Illegal Immigration

    Controversial Arizona Bill (SB 1070) Signed into Law, Expanding the State's Authority to Combat Illegal Immigration
  • US Supreme Court Upholds Arizona Law Penalizing Businesses That Hire Undocumented Immigrants

    US Supreme Court Upholds Arizona Law Penalizing Businesses That Hire Undocumented Immigrants
  • Terrorist Attacks Prompt US Department of Defense to Expand Military Support along the Borders

    Terrorist Attacks Prompt US Department of Defense to Expand Military Support along the Borders
  • President Obama Announced Executive Action to Prevent Deportation of Millions of Immigrants in the United States Illegally

    President Obama Announced Executive Action to Prevent Deportation of Millions of Immigrants in the United States Illegally