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Mexican Pages:
Introduction | Becoming Part of the United States | Land Loss in Trying Times | A Growing Community
Perceptions and Misconceptions | Depression and the Struggle for Survival | Moving to the Cities
Expansion and Expulsion | Shaping a New Century
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Irish
1790   The federal government requires two years of residency for naturalization.
1885   Congress bans the admission of contract laborers.
1929   Congress makes annual immigration quotas permanent.
1948   The United States admits persons fleeing persecution in their native lands; allowing 205,000 refugees to enter within two years.
1952 Immigration and Nationality Act: individuals of all races eligible for naturalization; reaffirms national origins quota system, limits immigration from Eastern Hemisphere; establishes preferences for skilled workers and relatives of U.S. citizens and permanent resident aliens; and tightens security and screening standards and procedures
1953 Congress amends 1948 refugee policy to allow for the admission of 200,000 more refugees
1980   The Refugee Act redefines criteria and procedures for admitting refugees.
1986   Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) legalizes illegal aliens residing in the U.S. unlawfully since 1982
1917   U.S. enters World War I; anti-German sentiment swells at home; names of schools, foods, streets, towns, even some families, are changed to sound less Germanic.
1864   Congress legalizes the importation of contract laborers.
1819   Congress establishes reporting on immigration
Native American