Taking in the World: America and the Huddled Masses

We are a nation of immigrants

BUT…

A brief overview of the history of immigration policy:

A brief overview of the history of immigration policy: Naturalization Act of year residency requirement

A brief overview of the history of immigration policy: Naturalization Act of year residency requirement Naturalization Act of 1798 Considered one of the Alien & Sedition Acts Allowed deportation of immigrants 14 year residency requirement

A brief overview of the history of immigration policy: Naturalization Act of year residency requirement Naturalization Act of 1798 Considered one of the Alien & Sedition Acts Allowed deportation of immigrants 14 year residency requirement 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Gives citizenship to ~80,000 Mexicans

1850s The Know Nothings aka the Secret Order of the Star-Spangled Banner

1850s The Know Nothings aka the Secret Order of the Star-Spangled Banner 1862 “Anti-Coolie” Act

1850s The Know Nothings aka the Secret Order of the Star-Spangled Banner 1862 “Anti-Coolie” Act Naturalization Act of 1870 Expands citizenship to African-Americans Asians still denied citizenship

1850s The Know Nothings aka the Secret Order of the Star-Spangled Banner 1862 “Anti-Coolie” Act Naturalization Act of 1870 Expands citizenship to African-Americans Asians still denied citizenship th Amendment ratified

1850s The Know Nothings aka the Secret Order of the Star-Spangled Banner 1862 “Anti-Coolie” Act Naturalization Act of 1870 Expands citizenship to African-Americans Asians still denied citizenship th Amendment ratified 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act Restricts all Chinese immigration for 10 years

1850s The Know Nothings aka the Secret Order of the Star-Spangled Banner 1862 “Anti-Coolie” Act Naturalization Act of 1870 Expands citizenship to African-Americans Asians still denied citizenship th Amendment ratified 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act Restricts all Chinese immigration for 10 years Immigration Act of 1882 Tax of 50 cents on each immigrant

1850s The Know Nothings aka the Secret Order of the Star-Spangled Banner 1862 “Anti-Coolie” Act Naturalization Act of 1870 Expands citizenship to African-Americans Asians still denied citizenship th Amendment ratified 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act Restricts all Chinese immigration for 10 years Immigration Act of 1882 Tax of 50 cents on each immigrant 1885 The Alien Contract Labor Law

1891 Polygamists, those guilty of a crime of moral turpitude, and those with contagious diseases declared ineligible to immigrate

1892 Geary Act Extends Chinese Exclusion Act by 10 years

1891 Polygamists, those guilty of a crime of moral turpitude, and those with contagious diseases declared ineligible to immigrate 1892 Geary Act Extends Chinese Exclusion Act by 10 years 1901 Anarchist Exclusion Act

1891 Polygamists, those guilty of a crime of moral turpitude, and those with contagious diseases declared ineligible to immigrate 1892 Geary Act Extends Chinese Exclusion Act by 10 years 1901 Anarchist Exclusion Act 1902 Renewal of Chinese Exclusion Act This time, with no ending date

1891 Polygamists, those guilty of a crime of moral turpitude, and those with contagious diseases declared ineligible to immigrate 1892 Geary Act Extends Chinese Exclusion Act by 10 years 1901 Anarchist Exclusion Act 1902 Renewal of Chinese Exclusion Act This time, with no ending date Naturalization Act of 1906 Standardizes naturalization requirements Requires some knowledge of English

1891 Polygamists, those guilty of a crime of moral turpitude, and those with contagious diseases declared ineligible to immigrate 1892 Geary Act Extends Chinese Exclusion Act by 10 years 1901 Anarchist Exclusion Act 1902 Renewal of Chinese Exclusion Act This time, with no ending date Naturalization Act of 1906 Standardizes naturalization requirements Requires some knowledge of English 1907 Gentlemen’s Agreement with Japan

1891 Polygamists, those guilty of a crime of moral turpitude, and those with contagious diseases declared ineligible to immigrate 1892 Geary Act Extends Chinese Exclusion Act by 10 years 1901 Anarchist Exclusion Act 1902 Renewal of Chinese Exclusion Act This time, with no ending date Naturalization Act of 1906 Standardizes naturalization requirements Requires some knowledge of English 1907 Gentlemen’s Agreement with Japan 1907 Dillingham Commission

1911 Dillingham Commission Report

Immigration Act of 1917 Asiatic Barred Zone

1911 Dillingham Commission Report Immigration Act of 1917 Asiatic Barred Zone 1921 Emergency Quota Act 3% of countries’ citizens currently in the US

1911 Dillingham Commission Report Immigration Act of 1917 Asiatic Barred Zone 1921 Emergency Quota Act 3% of countries’ citizens currently in the US Immigration Act of 1924 Changes the restriction to 2% Sets the date back to 1890

1911 Dillingham Commission Report Immigration Act of 1917 Asiatic Barred Zone 1921 Emergency Quota Act 3% of countries’ citizens currently in the US Immigration Act of 1924 Changes the restriction to 2% Sets the date back to Oriental Exclusion Act

1911 Dillingham Commission Report Immigration Act of 1917 Asiatic Barred Zone 1921 Emergency Quota Act 3% of countries’ citizens currently in the US Immigration Act of 1924 Changes the restriction to 2% Sets the date back to Oriental Exclusion Act 1924 Creation of the Border Patrol

1911 Dillingham Commission Report Immigration Act of 1917 Asiatic Barred Zone 1921 Emergency Quota Act 3% of countries’ citizens currently in the US Immigration Act of 1924 Changes the restriction to 2% Sets the date back to Oriental Exclusion Act 1924 Creation of the Border Patrol 1929 National Origins Formula Caps total immigration at 150,000 Bars almost all Asian immigration

Currently Total Cap of 675,000 immigrants per year Plus a set number of refugees Quotas favoring: 1. Reunification of families 2. Valuable skills 3. Protection of refugees 4. Promoting diversity

Question: Was America glorifying as a virtue what was actually a natural trend for a newly discovered continent or was this an ideal that they truly pursued and that we should continue to pursue?

Do we, as a country, have ethical obligations to the rest of the world?

What should be our goal in immigration policy?

Do we, as a country, have ethical obligations to the rest of the world? What should be our goal in immigration policy? What does that mean in implementation?

ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION AND THE CURRENT BORDER CRISIS

Questions? Comments? Heated partisan debate? (Please no.)