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Immagration
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1619 - Importation of African Slaves Begins
During this month the first 20 African American Slaves were brought to the port at the Engilsh colony of Jamestown, Virgina. -
Massachusetts Immigration
Massachusetts sets laws ordering that townspeople can't host aliens without permission from authorities. -
Naturalization Act of 1790
This law allowed aliens who had been living in the U.S. for two years to apply for citizenship and also granted children born to U.S. citizens while outside of the country. -
President is given the power to punsih and deport immigrants
President John Adams signed into law an act that authorizing the the president to imprison or deport aliens that were/are considered "dangerous to the peace and saftey of the U.S. -
The Trail of Tears
There is no actual date but in this year a policy was passed by Andrew Jackson. The Cherokee nation was forced to give up its lands east of the Mississippi River. -
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
This was the treaty that broght an official end to the Mexican-American War. -
First Transcontinental Railroad
May 10th was when the first transcontinental railroad was finished. The U.S. hired Chinese and Irish laborers work on the raiload. -
Established Federal Administrative Agency
Congress opened its first Federal administrative agency for regulation of immigration. -
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The 14th Amendment
That 14th Amendment Gives Citizenship to All Persons Born in the United States. It also states that no person should be deprived of life liberty or property. -
Immigration Reform and Control Act
This bill made it illegal to knowingly hire or to continue to employ undocumented immigrants without checking their identity and emplyment eligbility. -
Secure Fence Act
This act aproved hundreds of miles of new fencing along the U.S./Mexican border that helps hinder illegal immigration into the U.S. -
SB 1070- Arizona Immigration Law
This law added new state requirements, crimes and penalties related to enforcement of immigration laws -
Obama Signs Deferred Action
This Action Allows Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program to people of any current age who entered the United States before the age of 16 and lived in the United States continuously since January 1, 2010, and extending the period of DACA and work authorization from two years to three years. -
Action to Prevent Deportation of Millions of Immigrants
Obama announced he has decided to go it alone by temporarily shielding up to 5 million immigrants from being deported.
