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  2. History of immigration to the United States - Wikipedia

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    Starting in 1820, some federal records, including ship passenger lists, were kept for immigration purposes, and a gradual increase in immigration was recorded. More complete immigration records provide data on immigration after 1830. Though conducted since 1790, the census of 1850 was the first in which place of birth was asked specifically.

  3. Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 - Wikipedia

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    Several political figures and immigration activists advocate for an advance in the current entry deadline, which would allow for the legalization of millions of long-term undocumented immigrants. In addition to the update in the registry date, the Immigration Reform and Control Act provided amnesty to two groups of applicants.

  4. History of laws concerning immigration and naturalization in ...

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    During the 18th and most of the 19th centuries, the United States had limited regulation of immigration and naturalization at a national level. Under a mostly prevailing "open border" policy, immigration was generally welcomed, although citizenship was limited to “white persons” as of 1790, and naturalization subject to five year residency ...

  5. Immigration and Naturalization Service - Wikipedia

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    The United States Immigration and Naturalization Service ( INS) was an agency of the U.S. Department of Labor from 1933 to 1940 and the U.S. Department of Justice from 1940 to 2003. Referred to by some as former INS [2] and by others as legacy INS, the agency ceased to exist under that name on March 1, 2003, when most of its functions were ...

  6. Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007 - Wikipedia

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    The Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007 (full name: Secure Borders, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Reform Act of 2007 ( S. 1348 )) was a bill discussed in the 110th United States Congress that would have provided legal status and a path to citizenship for the approximately 12 million undocumented immigrants residing in the United ...

  7. Advance Passenger Information System - Wikipedia

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    Advance Passenger Information System or APIS is an electronic data interchange system established by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).. APIS governs the provision of a limited number of data elements (identification details from the passport and basic flight information) from commercial airline and vessel operators to the computer system of the destination state.

  8. Donna Gabaccia - Wikipedia

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    University of Pittsburgh. University of Minnesota. University of Toronto Scarborough. Donna Rae Gabaccia (born 1949) is an American historian who studies international migration, with an emphasis on cultural exchange, such as food and from a gendered perspective. From 2003 to 2005 she was the Andrew Mellon Professor of History at the University ...

  9. Immigration policy of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Naturalization policy. Immigrants to the United States take the Oath of Allegiance to become citizens. 2010. Naturalization is the mechanism through which an immigrant becomes a citizen of the United States. Congress is directly empowered by the Constitution to legislate on naturalization.

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