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Chinese Exclusion Act
Chinese laborers were prohibited entry into the United States. Chinese students were still allowed into the country. -
Contract Labor Law
This act prohibited the importation of undocumented immigrants for labor, or contract labor. -
Smith Act
Requires that all immigrants above or at the age of 14 be fingerprinted. -
Japanese Internment Camps
Franklin D. Roosevelt issued an executive order to place people of Japanese decent in internment camps, in response to the bombing of Pearl Harbor. -
The Magnuson Act
Repeals the Chinese Exclusion Act and Chinese immigrants become eligible for citizenship. -
The Displaced Persons Act
During World War II this act allowed certain groups of European refugees into the United States. -
Public Education
In Texas undocumented children were denied education. The Supreme Court ruled that everyone deserves a free public education. -
IRCA
Immigration reform that legalizes undocumented immigrants living in the United States since 1982. -
1990 Immigration Act
This act increased the quota for the amount of immigrants to enter the United States from 500,000 to 700,000. -
Proof of Citizenship
In 1996, Arizona legislation passed a law that all people wanting to get a driver's license must prove that they are United States citizens. -
Arizona Proposition 203
In 2000, bilingual education is banned from schools in Arizona. -
Dream Act
Bill introduced into the senate but was rejected. This bill would grant legal status to children who came into the United States unwillingly. -
Arizona Proposition 200
Voters must provide proof of citizenship in order to vote. -
SB 1070
People can be pulled over or questioned about their legal status under "reasonable suspicion." -
DACA
This policy defers deportation and grants legal status temporarily for children under the age of 16, who meet certain requirements.
