Transcript Immigration Restrictions and Advocacy Groups

Immigration
Restrictions and
Advocacy Groups
By
Edward Argyle
Nick Ong
Alien and Sedition Acts
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Proposed in 1798
Contained 4 laws
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In order to become a citizen you had to live in America 14 years to
become a citizen.
 The president could deport any resident alien considered to be
dangerous to America.
 Immigrants from a country that America is currently in war with can be
detained and or deported.
 Anyone who wrote false or misleading stories about the United States
could be arrested.
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All of these acts were deemed unconstitutional and were repealed
shortly after except for the third act which still stands today.
Immigration Acts 1921 & 1924
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Both Acts limited Immigration to the United
States
 Limitations
were established by the number of
immigrants already in the country by 1910.
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Immigration Act 1921
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immigration to 3%
Immigration Act 1924
 Limited
immigration to 2%
Chinese/Japanese Immigration
Restrictions
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Chinese (1882-1943)
 One
of first groups of people America restricted from
entering the nation
 The CA gold rush period ended & transcontinental rail
road completed no need for labor
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Japanese (1941-1988)
 In reaction to WWII
 Many people of Asian
decent placed in camps
(immigrants, permanent residents, US citizens)
 Regan officially apologized in 1988
Border Protection, Antiterrorism,
and Illegal Immigration Control
Act of 2005
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bill gave state and local governments benefits for
helping to enforce illegal immigration regulation
 Provided harsher sentences for fraudulent documents
 700-mile fence across the border of Mexico
 Required employers to check workers legality
electronically through the government
 Made aiding undocumented workers a felony
 Passed through the house but never made it out of
the senate
Comprehensive Immigration
Reform Act 2006 (Specter Act)
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Allowed illegal immigrants to apply for
citizenship if they were in the United States
for more than 5 years.
Illegal immigrants would be able to apply for
citizenship if they paid fines and back taxes
Specter’s Act would issue visas, which
allowed employers to bring employees to the
United States for 6 years.
Specter Act (cont.)
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It also called for additional fencing along the
Mexican border
Republicans were hesitant to give so many
illegal immigrants citizenship.
Passed in the senate but a cloture was enacted.
Under the cloture rule (Rule XXII), the Senate
may limit consideration of a pending matter to 30
additional hours, but only by vote of three-fifths
of the full Senate, normally 60 votes.
Secure Borders, Economic Opportunity
and Immigration Reform Act of 2007
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Bipartisan product of Sen. John McCain and
Sen. Ted Kennedy
Compromise between legalization of illegal
immigrants and border enforcement
Allow those here legally to gain permanent
residence and illegally would be deported but
were given a chance at re-admission depending
on certain circumstances
Secure Borders, Economic
Opportunity and Immigration Reform
Act of 2007 (cont.)
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The government must come up with a better way
to regulate the Mexican border
Mandatory jail sentences for illegal immigrants
Declared that the official language of the United
States was English.
The bill never passed receiving harsh criticisms
from both the left and right.