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of another or different race, family or kinds; composed of a mix of elements
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heterogeneous
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those people legally admitted as permanent residents of a country
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immigrant
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public land set aside by a government for use by Native American Tribes
refugee*-one who leaves his or her home to seek protection from war, persecution, or some other danger |
reservation
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the process by which people of one culture merge into, and become part of, another culture
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assimilation
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the separation of one group from another
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segregation
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a law the separates people on the basis of race, aimed primarily at African Americans
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Jim Crow law
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a constitutional basis for laws that separate one group from another on the basis of race
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separate-but-equal doctrine
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the process of bringing a group into equal membership in society
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integration
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segregation by law, with legal sanction
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de jure segregation
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segregation even if no law requires it, housing patterns school desegregation through busing-different races ride on the same buses to school
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de facto segregation
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Act that prohibits employers from discriminating against employees in Employee Benefit Plans regarding contributions or benefits based on race or gender
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Civil Rights Act of 1964
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prohibited discrimination in housing, there were no federal enforcement provisions
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Civil Rights Act of 1968
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a policy that requires most employers take positive steps to remedy the effects of past discrimination
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affirmative action
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a rule requiring certain numbers of jobs or promotions for members of certain groups
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quota
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discrimination against the majority group
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reverse discrimination
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a member of a state or nation who wes allegiance to it by birth or naturalization and is entitled to full civil rights
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citizen
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the law of soil, which determines citizenship based on where a person is born
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jus soli
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the law of blood, which determines citizenship based on one’s parents’ citizenship
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jus sanguinis
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the governmental acquisition of private industry for public use
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naturalization
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foreign-born resident, or noncitizen
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alien
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the legal process by which a loss of citizenship occurs
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expatriation
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the process through which naturalized citizens may involuntarily lose their citizenship
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denaturalization
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also known as the Hart-Celler Act, in actuality fundamentally reshaped American IMMIGRATION for the remainder of the twentieth century and beyond
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Immigration Act of 1965
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a legal process in which aliens are legally required to leave the United States
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deportation
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amended the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 to better control unauthorized immigration
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Immigration and Reform Control Act of 1986
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