America and the Huddled Masses We are a nation of immigrants We are a nation of immigrants BUT A brief overview of the history of immigration policy A brief overview of the history of immigration policy ID: 309478
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Taking in the World:
America and the Huddled MassesSlide2
We are a nation of immigrantsSlide3
We are a nation of immigrants
BUT…Slide4
A brief overview
of the history of immigration policy:Slide5
A brief overview
of the history of immigration policy:
Naturalization Act of 1790
2 year residency requirementSlide6
A brief overview
of the history of immigration policy:
Naturalization Act of 1790
2 year residency requirement
Naturalization Act of 1798
Considered one of the Alien & Sedition Acts
Allowed deportation of immigrants
14 year residency requirementSlide7
A brief overview
of the history of immigration policy:
Naturalization Act of 1790
2 year residency requirement
Naturalization Act of 1798
Considered one of the Alien & Sedition Acts
Allowed deportation of immigrants
14 year residency requirement
1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Gives citizenship to ~80,000 MexicansSlide8
1850s The Know Nothings
aka the Secret Order of the Star-Spangled BannerSlide9
1850s The Know Nothings
aka the Secret Order of the Star-Spangled Banner
1862 “Anti-Coolie” ActSlide10
1850s The Know Nothings
aka the Secret Order of the Star-Spangled Banner
1862 “Anti-Coolie” Act
Naturalization Act of 1870
Expands citizenship to African-Americans
Asians still denied citizenshipSlide11
1850s The Know Nothings
aka the Secret Order of the Star-Spangled Banner
1862 “Anti-Coolie” Act
Naturalization Act of 1870
Expands citizenship to African-Americans
Asians still denied citizenship
1870 15
th
Amendment ratifiedSlide12
1850s The Know Nothings
aka the Secret Order of the Star-Spangled Banner
1862 “Anti-Coolie” Act
Naturalization Act of 1870
Expands citizenship to African-Americans
Asians still denied citizenship
1870 15
th
Amendment ratified
1882 Chinese Exclusion Act
Restricts
all
Chinese immigration for 10 yearsSlide13
1850s The Know Nothings
aka the Secret Order of the Star-Spangled Banner
1862 “Anti-Coolie” Act
Naturalization Act of 1870
Expands citizenship to African-Americans
Asians still denied citizenship
1870 15
th
Amendment ratified
1882 Chinese Exclusion Act
Restricts
all
Chinese immigration for 10 years
Immigration Act of 1882
Tax of 50 cents on each immigrantSlide14
1850s The Know Nothings
aka the Secret Order of the Star-Spangled Banner
1862 “Anti-Coolie” Act
Naturalization Act of 1870
Expands citizenship to African-Americans
Asians still denied citizenship
1870 15
th
Amendment ratified
1882 Chinese Exclusion Act
Restricts
all
Chinese immigration for 10 years
Immigration Act of 1882
Tax of 50 cents on each immigrant
1885 The Alien Contract Labor LawSlide15
1891
Polygamists, those guilty of a crime of moral turpitude, and those with contagious diseases declared ineligible to immigrateSlide16
1891
Polygamists, those guilty of a crime of moral turpitude, and those with contagious diseases declared ineligible to immigrate
1892 Geary Act
Extends Chinese Exclusion Act by 10 yearsSlide17
1891
Polygamists, those guilty of a crime of moral turpitude, and those with contagious diseases declared ineligible to immigrate
1892 Geary Act
Extends Chinese Exclusion Act by 10 years
1901 Anarchist Exclusion ActSlide18
1891
Polygamists, those guilty of a crime of moral turpitude, and those with contagious diseases declared ineligible to immigrate
1892 Geary Act
Extends Chinese Exclusion Act by 10 years
1901 Anarchist Exclusion Act
1902 Renewal of Chinese Exclusion Act
This time, with no ending dateSlide19
1891
Polygamists, those guilty of a crime of moral turpitude, and those with contagious diseases declared ineligible to immigrate
1892 Geary Act
Extends Chinese Exclusion Act by 10 years
1901 Anarchist Exclusion Act
1902 Renewal of Chinese Exclusion Act
This time, with no ending date
Naturalization Act of 1906
Standardizes naturalization
requirements
Requires some knowledge of EnglishSlide20
1891
Polygamists, those guilty of a crime of moral turpitude, and those with contagious diseases declared ineligible to immigrate
1892 Geary Act
Extends Chinese Exclusion Act by 10 years
1901 Anarchist Exclusion Act
1902 Renewal of Chinese Exclusion Act
This time, with no ending date
Naturalization Act of 1906
Standardizes naturalization
requirements
Requires some knowledge of English
1907 Gentlemen’s Agreement with JapanSlide21
1891
Polygamists, those guilty of a crime of moral turpitude, and those with contagious diseases declared ineligible to immigrate
1892 Geary Act
Extends Chinese Exclusion Act by 10 years
1901 Anarchist Exclusion Act
1902 Renewal of Chinese Exclusion Act
This time, with no ending date
Naturalization Act of 1906
Standardizes naturalization
requirements
Requires some knowledge of English
1907 Gentlemen’s Agreement with Japan
1907 Dilling
ham CommissionSlide22
1911 Dillingham Commission ReportSlide23
1911 Dillingham Commission Report
Immigration Act of 1917
Asiatic Barred ZoneSlide24
1911 Dillingham Commission Report
Immigration Act of 1917
Asiatic Barred Zone
1921 Emergency Quota Act
3% of countries’ citizens currently in the USSlide25
1911 Dillingham Commission Report
Immigration Act of 1917
Asiatic Barred Zone
1921 Emergency Quota Act
3% of countries’ citizens currently in the US
Immigration Act of 1924
Changes the restriction to 2%
Sets the date back to 1890Slide26
1911 Dillingham Commission Report
Immigration Act of 1917
Asiatic Barred Zone
1921 Emergency Quota Act
3% of countries’ citizens currently in the US
Immigration Act of 1924
Changes the restriction to 2%
Sets the date back to 1890
1924 Oriental Exclusion ActSlide27
1911 Dillingham Commission Report
Immigration Act of 1917
Asiatic Barred Zone
1921 Emergency Quota Act
3% of countries’ citizens currently in the US
Immigration Act of 1924
Changes the restriction to 2%
Sets the date back to 1890
1924 Oriental Exclusion Act
1924 Creation of the Border PatrolSlide28
1911 Dillingham Commission Report
Immigration Act of 1917
Asiatic Barred Zone
1921 Emergency Quota Act
3% of countries’ citizens currently in the US
Immigration Act of 1924
Changes the restriction to 2%
Sets the date back to 1890
1924 Oriental Exclusion Act
1924 Creation of the Border Patrol
1929 National Origins Formula
Caps total immigration at 150,000
Bars almost all Asian immigrationSlide29
Currently
Total Cap of 675,000 immigrants per year
P
lus a set number of refugees
Quotas favoring:
1. Reunification of families
2. Valuable skills
3. Protection of refugees
4. Promoting diversitySlide30
Question:
Was America glorifying as a virtue what was actually a natural trend for a newly discovered continent or was this an ideal that they truly pursued and that we should continue to pursue?Slide31
Do we, as a country, have ethical obligations to the rest of the world?
Slide32
Do we, as a country, have ethical obligations to the rest of the world?
What
should be
our goal in immigration policy?
Slide33
Do we, as a country, have ethical obligations to the rest of the world?
What
should be
our goal in immigration policy?
What does that mean in implementation?Slide34
ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION AND THE CURRENT BORDER CRISISSlide35Slide36
Questions?
Comments?
Heated partisan debate? (Please no.)