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Immigration (1492-1763: Colonization (Europeans came into the United…
Immigration
1492-1763: Colonization
Europeans came into the United States and started taking over Native American lands. They also enslaved Africans and forced labor on them. Ideas were taken from this time for future immigration.
1830: Indian Removal Act
In order to make room for the growing population of white settlers in the expense of native people, President Andrew Jackson's Indian removal went into effect. It forced native people to migrate the the west of the Mississippi River. Those who refused often faced violence, for example the four thousand Cherokee people who were forced to march on the Trail of Tears.
1790: Naturalization Act
This act granted citizenship only to "any alien being a free white person," who lived in the United States for two years. However, this prevented other races like blacks, Native Americans, Asians, etc, from getting citizenship.
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Immigration Act of 1924
During 1920, many United state citizens had embraced xenophobic views and saw immigrants as a threat to the government. As a result, in 1924, this act was placed that established race based immigration.
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1917: Immigration Act
This act deemed areas in India, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East and the "Asiatic barred zone". As a result, people from these countries were barred from entering as immigrants to the US. Literacy also became a requirement for all immigrants older than sixteen.
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Refugee Act of 1980
The U.S needed a more uniform process for admitting and resettling refugees and addressing asylum seekers at borders and in the country which is why this act came into place. This act was also a clarification of the definition of refugee.
Immigration Act of 1990
This was passed to reform the immigration and nationality act of 1965. It prioritized returning immigrants to their families in the U.S.
DACA: 2012
Obama announced a new program addressing a large number of undocumented youngsters living in the U.S as children. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Act (DACA) granted permission for the population of undocumented of people to live and work in the U.S. DACA has special requirments to be eligible but recieving this does not guarantee permament residence.
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