SOCY 1021 Study Guide - Final Guide: Immigration And Nationality Act Of 1965, Immigration To The United States, Aggravated Felony

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1882: chinese exclusion act: first federal immigration policy. 1917-1924: establish visa requirement from johnson reed act, which created quota/bans. Gentlemen(cid:495)s agreement: exclude japanese (cid:498)white(cid:499) and thus eligible for citizenship. Only people who were (cid:498)white(cid:499) or (cid:498)formerly enslaved(cid:499) african americans. 1900s-1950s: supreme court cases establish and reaffirm who is considered. 1965: hart-cellar act: reaffirms the 1950s quota system and emphasis on high- skilled workers and family reunification were eligible. Allows texas employers to hire undocumented workers without penalty. 1922 takoa-ozawa v us: japanese should be eligible under the that was originally their homeland: incapable of assimilating. Naturalization act, which limited citizenship to whites and blacks: ruled not white, therefore, ineligible for citizenship. Immigration nation: 1776-1800s open door era of immigration, when there were limitations, europeans favored, europeans benefited disproportionately from discretionary policies that allowed certain (cid:498)illegal(cid:499) immigrants to legalize status. Labeled as criminals and shouldn(cid:495)t be rewarded. Takes a long time to get a visa approved to come to the us.

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