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24 Cards in this Set
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1st Naturalization act |
1790- any free white can get citizenship after 3 years of residency in America |
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1848 |
Treaty of Guadeloupe- Hildago was to end the Mexican-American war. Americareceived the land that made up the southwest. The people living in this areabecame American citizens. |
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1882 |
Chinese exclusion act- 1st american immigration law based on race, many Chinese immigrants were forced to leave. all except students, diplomats, and merchants |
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1891 |
The original Ellis Island opened |
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1897 |
2nd Eliis Island opened after first was burnt |
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1910 |
Angel Island was opened on the west coast for immigrants from the west |
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1917 |
1917- the Peuerto Riccans Ricans can get American citixenship |
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1921 |
Immigration Restriction Act- only 3% can come to United states from the 1910 |
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1924 |
National Origins Act- restricted immigration to 2% of immigrants from 1890 |
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1942-1964 |
Bacero Program- temporary work visa for Hispanics |
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1943 |
Magnuson Act- Allowed Chinese to immigrate to America again and be on the path towards immigration |
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1945 |
War Brides Act- allows spouses of soldiers to become US citizens |
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1948 |
Displaced Persons act- United states gave refuge to European citizenship to stay on us soil until the communism is over |
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1949 |
Operation paper clip begins- doctors and scientist are brought to america from Nazi Germany to help with cold war |
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1952 |
immigration and Nationality Act (Mccarran-Walter Act)- continues quota act but ends restriction on asian migration |
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1953 |
due to fear of communism, refuge camps were created |
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1965 |
Hart-cellar Act (immigration act of 1965)- current law that abolished quota/national origins act |
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1980 |
Cubans can receive permanent residence status in the UnitedStates and can eventually get citizenship. Some immigrants were given financial aid. |
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1980 |
Mariel Boat lift- 125,000 illegal immigrants from cuba came to the united states |
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1980 |
Refugee Act of 1980- refugees can stay in america and not have to return to the room |
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1986 |
immigration reform and control act- It was an amnesty program where immigrants could get theircitizenship after a certain amount of years. With this act illegal immigrantswere restricted. Employers had to confirm that they did not hire illegalimmigrants knowingly. |
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Temporary protective Status |
Protects people that cannot return to their national country due to civil war or natrual disaster |
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1992 |
North American Free Trade Agreement- more people were hired and more money was given to protect the boarder |
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2001 |
Patirot Act- giving up some freedom to be safe- can track what you do to protect from terroists |
