IMMIGRATION OUTLINE

Chinese exclusion Act (1882)

Banned Chinese to IMMIGRATE to the use and banned Chinese in US from becoming citizens

When was the Chinese exclusion act repealed?

1943

immigration act of 1965

got rid of quota system which favoured people from northern and Western Europe

Refugee act of 1980

Redefined what an immigrant is

Immigration and control act of 1986

Penalized employers who knowingly hired illegal immigrants

Illegal immigration reform and immigrant responsibility act of 1996

Required family sponsoring an immigrant to have income above poverty level and allocated more resources to stop illegal immigration

Modern day: What states do a lot of immigrants settle into?

Florida, Texas, New York, New Jersey, California

Modern day: where do a lot of refugees come from?

Cuba, Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia

Political disagreements: who should have permanent residence?

If their functional in English pay taxes have no criminal record

Political: Children’s role in immigration and getting citizenship?

If they grew up in America and graduated, they should get citizenship

Children and immigration: DACA

Deferred action for childhood arrivals (temporary realities from deportation)

Children and illegal immigration: DREAM

Developmental relief education for alien minors who went to school and graduated in the US offering them a path to citizenship and contributing in society