The first United States Customs and Border Services were established in July of 1789. Customs were created to collect the taxes on goods that were imported it was a much needed source of revenue for the new government. In 1819 the first federal law concerning immigration was enacted the law put in place standards and operation procedures for dealing with the increasing immigrant problem. Ships captains were to create a manifest of all immigrants, who they were, were they came from, and were they planned on going to. Within one year over 100,000 immigrants came to the United States.
In the 1840s Irishmen of all classes were coming to the US because of the “potatoes famine”.
In 1882 the federal government put into place the “Chinese Exclusion Act”. This law made it illegal for Chinese to immigrate to the US for 10 years and if you were already in the US you could not become a US Citizen. It also barred “convicts, lunatics and others unable to care for themselves from entering”. Between the years 1880 and 1890 more than 5 million immigrants came to enter the United States, and the total US population was only 50 million. In the United States 15% of the population were born outside of America mostly from Europe. In 1888 the US put in place the first laws to expel illegal aliens. The Bureau of Immigration is formed under the United States Treasury Department in 1891, they added more classes of citizens to the do not enter list. …show more content…
If a person was not allowed to enter the United States the ship company that brought them over had to send them back at the companies expenses.
In 1906 English became a required knowledge to become a citizen and a literacy test put into place for anyone over the age of 16. The Quota Act of 1921 made it illegal for immigration if the total nationality was over 3% of the total US population. In 1922 Japan made the ineligible list for United States citizenship. The Quota Act was reduced to 2% in 1924. Also, at this time Native American Indians were made US Citizens. The US Border Patrol was established. The Government made law that all immigrants be fingerprinted and registered in the 1940s and …show more content…
The Patriot act changed the Immigration and Nationality Act to say who was eligible to enter the United States and who would be deported back to their home country.
After the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center, things changed for Immigration. Then President George Bush wanted to control immigration to thwart terrorists entering the United States. At the northern border only 334 INS Border control agents were assigned to maintain order with over 300,000 crossings every day from Canada into the US. The economic impact of closing the borders was felt across America. Industries were being crippled by the import sanctions and the 100% inspection was slowing down the process of importing much needed items.
The issue with the Southern Border was illegal or aliens on work visas would just go home and visit after work and on holidays. However post 9/11 all that changed, it made it much too difficult to get back across and now the illegal aliens just live here and do not plan on going back to
In the 1840s Irishmen of all classes were coming to the US because of the “potatoes famine”.
In 1882 the federal government put into place the “Chinese Exclusion Act”. This law made it illegal for Chinese to immigrate to the US for 10 years and if you were already in the US you could not become a US Citizen. It also barred “convicts, lunatics and others unable to care for themselves from entering”. Between the years 1880 and 1890 more than 5 million immigrants came to enter the United States, and the total US population was only 50 million. In the United States 15% of the population were born outside of America mostly from Europe. In 1888 the US put in place the first laws to expel illegal aliens. The Bureau of Immigration is formed under the United States Treasury Department in 1891, they added more classes of citizens to the do not enter list. …show more content…
If a person was not allowed to enter the United States the ship company that brought them over had to send them back at the companies expenses.
In 1906 English became a required knowledge to become a citizen and a literacy test put into place for anyone over the age of 16. The Quota Act of 1921 made it illegal for immigration if the total nationality was over 3% of the total US population. In 1922 Japan made the ineligible list for United States citizenship. The Quota Act was reduced to 2% in 1924. Also, at this time Native American Indians were made US Citizens. The US Border Patrol was established. The Government made law that all immigrants be fingerprinted and registered in the 1940s and …show more content…
The Patriot act changed the Immigration and Nationality Act to say who was eligible to enter the United States and who would be deported back to their home country.
After the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center, things changed for Immigration. Then President George Bush wanted to control immigration to thwart terrorists entering the United States. At the northern border only 334 INS Border control agents were assigned to maintain order with over 300,000 crossings every day from Canada into the US. The economic impact of closing the borders was felt across America. Industries were being crippled by the import sanctions and the 100% inspection was slowing down the process of importing much needed items.
The issue with the Southern Border was illegal or aliens on work visas would just go home and visit after work and on holidays. However post 9/11 all that changed, it made it much too difficult to get back across and now the illegal aliens just live here and do not plan on going back to