Timeline

1790- The first law to try to naturalize immigrants was through the Naturalization Act of 1790. 1830 to 1914- Over 30 million Europeans migrated to the U.S. 1924- An Immigration act excluded Japanese from the United States. 1924-The Immigration Act of 1924 put a quota on how many immigrants are permitted 1920's- Asian exclusion acts barred immigrants from becoming citizens and being able to purchase and own property. 1952- The basic laws of immigration and citizenship in the U.S. come from the McCarran-Walter act. 1952- The immigration and nationlality act of 1952 was put into place. 1990- In 1990 a law was passed that said that Aliens have to be admitted as legal immigrants to become U.S. citizens. this act limited the number of immigrants to america to 700,000. 2000- Immigration became a huge political issue after 9/11. 2006-The U.S. allowed more immigrants as residents than anywhere in the world. 2008-A record 1,046,539 persons were naturalized as U.S. citizens in 2008. 2009- People that flee to the U.S. after they have been certified as refugees may be given immigrant status.

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