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Historical Events of Immigration

By ghoefer

  • Irish Potato Famine

    Irish Potato Famine
    Over a milion people immigrated to the U.S. from Ireland due to mass starvation and disease.

  • President Lincoln Prohibits the Coolie Trade

    President Lincoln Prohibits the Coolie Trade
    President Lincoln outlaws the shipments of Chinese subjects (called coolies) that are to be used in slavery.

  • Homestead Act of 1862

    Homestead Act of 1862
    The Homestead act of 1862 encouraged people to migrate west. This caused conflict with Mexico and Native Americans.

  • Chinese Exclusion Act

    Chinese Exclusion Act
    The Chinese Exclusion Act halted Chinese immigration for ten years and declared people of Chinese decent ineligible for citizenship.

  • Immigration Act of 1882

    Immigration Act of 1882
    The Immigration Act of 1882 put a 50 cent tax on immigrants entering the country.

  • Ellis Island Opens

    Ellis Island Opens
    Ellis Island opens as an immigration checkpoint in New York Bay.

  • Anarchist Exclusion Act

    Anarchist Exclusion Act
    Anarchist Exclusion Act added three more classes to immigration that were denied entry into the U.S.

  • Angel Island Opens

    Angel Island Opens
    Angel Island is an immigration station located in San Francisco Bay, California.

  • Immigration Act of 1924

    Immigration Act of 1924
    The Immigration act of 1924 limited the amount of people who could immigrate to the U.S. to two percent of that race's population.

  • Alien Registration Act

    Alien Registration Act
    The Alien Registration Act required all non-citizen adults in the U.S. to register with the government.

  • Hart-Celler Immigration and Nationality Act

    Hart-Celler Immigration and Nationality Act
    The Hart-Celler Immigration and Nationality Act established a new policy that was focused on reuniting immigrant families.

  • Refugee Act of 1980

    Refugee Act of 1980
    The Refugee Act of 1980 made a more uniform process of the resettlement of refugees.

  • Immigration Act of 1990

    Immigration Act of 1990
    The Immigration act of 1990 increased the amount immigrants allowed in the U.S. to 700,00.

  • Illegal Immigrant Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act

    Illegal Immigrant Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act
    The Illegal Immigrant Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act increased the time required for immigrants to be out of the U.S. after being in the country illegally.

  • Terrorist Attacks Calls for Higher Security

    Terrorist Attacks Calls for Higher Security
    9/11 changed the immigration policies of the U.S. This includes an increase in spending on deportations and agencies like ICE.