Mike & Sonia’s Padlet by Mutombo Mutombo

1965

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Illegal immigration was turning in to a hot issue in the United States.

1890

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There was no national immigration system or agency in the United States.

1875

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Certain groups of people (Chinese) became excludable in immigration

1986

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Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) allowed Mexicans in the country illegally to regularize their status.

1990

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Majority of migrants were from the central-west region of Mexico.

1942-1964

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The U.S. and Mexico made the Barcero program which recruited millions of Mexicans to migrate north for a season or more due to agricultural labor shortages.

1848

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The U.S. - Mexico border was established by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.

1924

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A quota system immigration act was created to put numerical limits on immigration. This applied only to Europeans; all other regions were excluded.

1907

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Entry into the country without inspection was now made a violation of the law.

1917

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Mexicans were exempt from the literacy requirement and head tax imposed on immigrants.