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Mostly  England, Scotland, West Africa. Due to a labor shortage in the colonies and the early republic, there were no restrictions or requirements for immigration.

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Limited access to U.S. citizenship to white immigrants in effect, to people from Western Europe. Who had resided in the U.S. at least two years and their children under 21 years of age.

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The ban of Importation was an act to ban slaves entering the USA. It would ban any port, or place within jurisdiction of the US.

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This wave had Germany, Ireland, and some from China. They were mostly middle class and immigrated to the United States for different reasons. For the most part, these early immigrants were well educated and therefore learned English and assimilated to American culture rapidly.

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The third wave had brought over 20 million European immigrants to the United States. On an average of 650,000 a year.

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This was the first significant law restricting immigration into the united states. It banned Chinese laborers from going into the USA and banning them from becoming natralized citizens.

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This created the Office of the Superintendent of Immigration in the Treasury Department. During its first decade, the Immigration Service formalized basic immigration procedures

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This limited the immigaration of migrants into the USA. Also restricted the number of immigrants admitted from any country to about 3% of the number of residents from that country living in the United States.

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This act or law covered that people from Middle East to Southeast Asia revoked the people to enter the USA. It wanted to reduce European immigration.

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This was a US federal law that prevented immigration from Asia and set quotas on the number of immigrants from Eastern and Southern Europe.

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Issued by President Franklin Roosevelt on February 19, 1942, this order authorized the evacuation of all persons deemed a threat to national security from the West Coast to relocation centers further inland.

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Displaced persons act was an act that authorized a certain time period for time of admission into the United States. About 200,000 European DPs for permant residence in america.

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This act repealed the last of the existing measures to exclude Asian immigration, allotted each Asian nation a minimum quota of 100 visas each year. And eliminated laws preventing Asians from becoming naturalized American citizens.

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Immigration Control and Reform Act	(1986)

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Immigration Control and Reform Act	(1986)

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The primary goal of the sponsors and proponents of Immigration Control and Reform Act was to increase border security and establish penalties for employers who hired unauthorized immigrants.

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This wave was rising numbers of immigrants from Latin America and Asia. The United States admitted an average 250,000 immigrants a year.