1. Rise of Nativism and Immigration Laws

2. Nativism Favoritism towards native born Americans; nativist sentiments gave rise to anti- immigrant groups, especially those coming from eastern, and southern Europe, Asia, including all Jews

3. Chinese Exclusion Act 1882 Banned entry to all Chinese with the exception of some teachers, students, merchants for 10 yrs! Extended several times, not repealed until 1943!

4. Gentlemen’s Agreement 1907 Japan agreed to limit the number of immigrants to the U.S. if the U.S. stopped segregation against Japanese Americans

5. Fun Fact: What do the 7 spikes and 25 windows on the crown of the Statue of Liberty represent?

6. National Origins Act “Quota Acts” 1921, 1924 The United States would accept 3% of each country’s immigrants based on the total number of that country’s immigrants already in the US by 1910. 82% of the visas went to North and Western Europe

7. Internal Security Act 1950 Restricted present or past communists or fascists from coming to the United States! Fear of communists!

8. Immigration Reform Act 1965 Abolished quotas Lifted restrictions on Asians Stressed family reunification

9. Immigration Act 1990 Total number of immigrants annually held at 700,000

10. Border Patrol Act 1996 Strengthened border patrols and set greater penalties for smuggling immigrants and hiring illegal aliens

11. http://www.colbertnation.com/th e-colbert-report- videos/181762/march-27- 2006/immigration-protests

12. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmZyw Aurg7Ahttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmZyw Aurg7A