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The Nationality Act was passed down in 1790 and it established standards and produces which immigrants can become US citizens.

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After the War of 1812, the relationship between the US and Britain is restored. This is followed by an influence of immigrants from Western Europe. By 1860, about one-third of all immigrants to the US were Catholics.

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Andrew Jackson authorized the confiscation of land from Native Americans and provided resources was removed from them.

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The law legalized labor recruitment practices to encourage immigration to the United States.

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This law was a major shift in the US immigration policy because it lead to more restrictiveness. This law targeted Chinese immigrants so they were the first group identified by race and class was limited in legal entry and citizenship.

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The creation of the Bureau of Immigration Appeals was prompted by the complexity of enforcing immigration exclusions.

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The first immigrant processed at Ellis Island was Annie Moore, a teenager from Ireland. More than 12 million people have entered the US through the facility since 1892.

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Mexicans Fill Labor Shortage in WWII (1942)

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Mexicans Fill Labor Shortage in WWII (1942)

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During the Second World War, the US and Mexico establish the Bracero Program to allow Mexican agricultural workers to temporarily enter the US.

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Ronald Reagan signs the Simpson-Mazzoli act, which grants amnesty to about 3 million immigrants living in the US illegally. President Barack Obama signs an executive order that shields some young immigrants known as "Dreamers" from deportation.