Immigration Laws in the United States

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Immigration Laws in the United States

• A History

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Alien and Sedition Act (1789)

• Allowed the President to remove any person from
  the U.S. that he felt should not be allowed to
  stay.
• Only lasted 2 years

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14th Amendment

• 14th Amendment made African Americans citizens.
• African Americans were not new immigrants
  however, this was the first time African
  Americans were granted citizenships.

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Chinese Exclusion Act (1882)

• The United States used Asian immigrants to build
  the railroad system that allowed for westward
  expansion.
• However after the railroad was built the U.S. no
  longer wanted the immigrants.
• The Exclusion act barried Chinese immigrants from
  coming to the U.S.

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Immigration Act of 1924

• Barred entry into the U.S. for both Chinese and
  Japanese immigrants.
• The United States still feared Asian immigrants
  and was concerned about the Japanese growing
  alliance with U.S enemies.

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National Origins Act (1924)

• Established a quota system for immigrant groups
  that the U.S. deemed desirable and undesirable.
• European countries were given much larger quotas
  than other countries.

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American Indian Citizenship (1924)

• Granted citizenships to American Indians.

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Magnuson Act (1943)

• Finally gave citizenship to Asian Americans who
  had been living in the United States for over a
  hundred years.
• Established a quota system for Asians immigrants.

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Refugee Act of 1953

• Granted entry into the U.S. for over 500,000
  people who had been displaced by war.

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Immigrant Act (1965)

• Repealed quota systems and allowed immigrants
  from all countries to apply for entry into the
  U.S.