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Naturalization Act of 1790
2 years required to be considered for citizenship -
Naturalization Act of 1795
Amendment to Act of 1790: 5 years required -
Naturalization Act of 1798
Amendment: 14 years of residency + 5 years notice of intent to apply for citizenship -
(Attempted Change to Naturalization Act)
Republican party proposes 25 years of residency and requirement of being a white man. Reflective of growing eugenics movement in the US. -
Page Act
Chinese women barred from entering US -
Period: to
5.25 Million Migrate to US
(prior avg 2.5 per decade - mainly from england, germany, etc) increasingly from eastern and southern europe -
Chinese Exclusion Act
1st act to limit immigration by race. Restricts Chinese immigration. -
Changes to Immigration
Creates a tax on ppl coming in; bans liabilities (like criminals, etc?) -
Changes to Immigration Law
Passenger manifests required on all ships coming into the US -
Immigration Act creates Bureau of Immigration
Bureau handles deportations; Act also bans more people from entering (including those with diseases) -
Geary Act
Chinese workers required to have resident permit. Laws changed to make it harder to migrate and live here. -
Period: to
8.8 Million Migrate to US
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First ban based on political beliefs
Anarchists exclusion, in addition to beggars, epileptics, etc -
Naturalization Act
Creates new Bureau of Immigration (overseen by commerce department)
Require applicants to known English in order to achieve citizenship -
Immigration Act expanded to prohibit more people; crimes of moral turp
Excluding: people with disabilities that make them unable to work, unaccompanied children, people who have committed crimes of moral turpitude -
Gentlemen's Agreement with Japan
ends Japanese immigration -
Ex Patriotism Act
Married women take nationality of husband -
Asiatic Barred Zone Act
Excludes people from large swaths of Asia and Pacific Islands from immigrating. Bars homos, criminals, etc. Literacy required. -
Emergency Quota Laws
quota capped at 350,000
also capped by ethnicity at 3% of 1910 census favored northern european immigrants over southern and easter europeans -
Married Women Act
repeals 1907 ex patriotism act -
National Origins Act
limits cap to 165,000
cap by ethnicity at 2% on 1890 census *does not apply to northern hemisphere -
US Border Patrol Created
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National Origins Act - more limits
cap at 150,000
2% of 1920 census -
Alien Registration Act
14+ y/o must register with govt; ban subversives from entering -
Bracero Program
Brings Mexican workers in during farm worker shortage brought on by WWII -
Chinese Exclusion Act Repealed
Quota: 105 -
Chinese Exclusion Repeal Act Broadened to Cover Filipinos and Indians
(not sure of quotas) -
Displaced Persons Act
200,000 refugees may enter
Quotas ? -
Internal Security Act
Deportation of communist party members who are immigrants -
Immigration and Nationality Act
Updates previous immigration laws
Immigration from Western Hemisphere OK
Quota in place - 1/16 of 1% of #s from 1920 census -
Immigration Act
"Cancels nationality quotas" but establishes new quotes
Preference given for families of US citizens -
Cuban Adjustment Act
Residency after 2 years -
Indo-Chinese Migration and Refugee Assistance Act
end of Vietnam war.
200,000 Viet & Cambodian refugees allowed
extended to Laotians in 1976 -
New Immigration Cap
1965 caps replaced by a cap of 290,000 -
Refugee Act
defines refugee (?)
Establishes president and congress can set yearly caps
lowers cap to 270,000 -
Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA)
3 Mil get citizenship!
But end demand implemented. Employers required to check status -- cannot hire undocumented workers
Other Stuff too -
Immigration Act
cap 700,000 total for the next 3 years -
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigration Respect Act
Broadens definition of "aggravated felonies" to exclude more people
Effective Retroactively
Increase Border Patrol Agents
Expedite removal process by making deportation w/o a hearing possible -
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act
cuts benefits for documented immigrants -
Real ID Act
To get a license/state ID, states must verify you're a citizen
Expend restrictions on refugees seeking aslym
limit habeas corpus rights for immigrants -
DACA
People under the age of 31 who immigrated when children can apply for deferrals and work permits -
Obama's executive order expands DACA
this is challenged in court and is officially blocked 2016 -
Obama's DACA expansion blocked by courts
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Immigration from Muslim majority counties restricted
Blocked at first, but upheld under executive order (?) -
Border Wall Funding Fights & Admin announces end of DACA