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Timeline of Immigration to the United States


U.S. Immigration Timeline: Definition & Reform ‑ HISTORY

Below are the events that have shaped the turbulent history of immigration in the United States since its birth.

Global Timeline | Immigration and Relocation in U.S. History

1786 Native American The US establishes first Native American reservation and policy of dealing with each tribe as an independent nation.

Timeline of Immigration to the United States - City of San Diego

This prompts almost 500,000 Irish to immigrate to. America over the next 5 years. In the following years, more crop failures in Europe force mortgage ...

Timeline - Immigration History

Survey of the most important United States immigration laws, policies and court rulings since the founding of the country.

How U.S. immigration laws and rules have changed through history

Starting in 1875, a series of restrictions on immigration were enacted. They included bans on criminals, people with contagious diseases, polygamists, ...

Immigration to the United States, 1851-1900 - Library of Congress

In the late 1800s, people in many parts of the world decided to leave their homes and immigrate to the United States. Fleeing crop failure, land and job ...

Timeline: U.S. Postwar Immigration Policy

The postwar period causes a swell of illegal immigration to the United States from Mexico, with an estimated three million undocumented Mexicans in the country ...

History of immigration to the United States - Wikipedia

In recent years, the largest numbers of immigrants to the United States have come from Asia and Central America (see Central American crisis). Pictorial map ...

Refugee Timeline | USCIS

On March 1, 2003, USCIS opened its doors and began overseeing refugee admissions to the U.S. Before then, the Immigration and Naturalization ...

Historical Overview of Immigration Policy

Immigration has played an important role in American history, and the United States continues to have the most open immigration policy in the world.

Historical Timeline - Immigration - ProCon.org

The approximately 50,000 slaves smuggled into the United States after 1808 became the first illegal immigrants." Guarding the Golden Door, American Immigration ...

US Immigration since 1850: A Statistical and Visual Timeline

Learn how the Institute impacts history education through our work guiding teachers, energizing students, and supporting research.

Timeline: Citizenship in the United States, 1781–Present

This is the first in a series of timelines GCIR will release over the coming year, culminating in the release of a full Im/Migration Timeline tracking the ...

MAJOR US IMMIGRATION LAWS, 1790 - PRESENT

The law limits the number of immigrants of each nationality allowed to immigrate to the United States. Page 3. Timeline. Migration Policy Institute each year ...

A Brief History of U.S. Immigration Policy from the Colonial Period to ...

We review the history of US immigration policy, including the legal controversies that empowered Congress with its immigration plenary power.

immigration to the United States - Students | Britannica Kids

The land that is now the United States was originally settled by migrants from Asia. These ancestors of the Native Americans, known as Paleo-Indians, arrived ...

U.S. Immigration Timeline - Otterbein University

enslaved Africans, arrived in America against their will. Below are the events that have shaped the turbulent history of immigration in the United States.

Immigration - A Brief History of Civil Rights in the United States ...

This guide focuses on the civil rights that various groups have fought for within the United States.

Timeline: U.S. Intervention and Modern Migration in the Americas

Our new timeline documents the history of US intervention in nations throughout the Western Hemisphere since the 19th century and tracks the migration patterns.

Detention Timeline — Freedom for Immigrants

This timeline provides an overview of the rise of US immigration detention, the largest and oldest detention system in North America and the world.