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Naturalization Act of 1795
This Act increase the period in which an immigrant needed to be a resident before becoming a U.S citizen from 2 years to 5 years. The Act also stated the applicants need to say why they wanted to become citizens as well as renounce their old country and government/king. -
Alien and Sedition Acts
An Act in which required residency of a minimum of 14 years before becoming a U.S Citizen. Act also allowed the deportation of dangerous immigrants. Act was signed into by President Adams. -
14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution
The 14th Amendment, which states that all people born or naturalized in the United States are U.S citizens was ratified on July 9,1868. This amendment also granted equal protection under law. -
Welcoming of the Statue of Liberty
France gives the United States the Statue of Liberty as an icon of freedom and a welcoming sight to immigrants arriving into the U.S. Inscribed onto the statue is the date of the American Declaration of Independence. -
Mexican Revolution
During the Mexican Revolution the U.S offered millions of Jobs in industry, railroads mines and agriculture to Mexicans -
Immigration Act of 1917
The Immigration Act of 1917 prohibited the entrance of immigrants form the Asiatic Barred Zone, in other words people from Eastern Asia and the Pacific Islands as well as "idiots", alcoholics, polygamist and anarchists. The act also set a literacy requirement to enter the U.S over age of 16. -
Emergency Quota Act
The Emergency Quota Act, also known as the Johnson Act, limited to no more than 3 percent of the total immigrants to migrating into the U.S to enter. -
US Border Patrol Established with Labor Appropriation Act of
The US Border Patrol Established with Labor Appropriation Act of 1924 established 450 patrol inspectors to the U.S Border Patrol in order to secure the borders between inspection stations. -
Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965
On October 3, 1965, President Johnson signed the Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965 also known as the Hart-Celler Act in which ended the National Origins Formula from 1920. The new act permitted the entry and visas to family members of US Citizens refugees, as well as individuals with special work skills. As a result it established a yearly entry of 170,000 immigrants from the East.
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Cuban Adjustment Act
An Act in which permits Cubans residing in the U.S for a minimum of 2 years to apply for permanent residency statues. -
Armed Forces Immigration Adjustment Act
Armed Forces Immigration Adjustment Act , also known as the Six and Six Program, granted special immigration statue to "aliens" who served 12 years in the United States Armed Forces. -
9/11
9/11 marked a devastating day in U.S history in which the country was attacked by an Islamic terrorist group. The attack consisted of 4 coordinated which included the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and Washington, D.C. The attack killed roughly 3,000 people and injured over another 6,000. Link text -
USA Patriot Act
The USA Patriot Act, also know as"Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001", was signed by president George W. Bush. This act pretty much allowed investigators to use any means necessary prevent another terrorist attack to occur as well as stop drug trafficking. -
Arizona SB 1070
The Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act also known as the Arizona SB 1070 is an legislative Act in AZ in which requires all foreigners over the age of 14 to carry their registration documents at all times if staying in the U.S longer than 30 days. This law also permits law officers to question U.S citizenship if believed an immigrant. -
President Obama Announced Executive Action to Prevent Deportation of Millions of Immigrants in the United States
President Obama announced that we would temporarily decline the deportation of some 4.4 million immigrant who are parents of U.S citizens as well as those who have been in the country for at least 5 years and allow them to legally obtain work or join an American society,
