Naturalization Act
1790
Alien and Sedition Act
1798
First Law restricting immigration (end of “open borders”)
1875
Chinese Exclusion Act
1882
Russia’s communist Revolution
1917
Immigration Act (creates “Asiatic barred zone”)
1917
immigration act (National Origins Quota Act)
1924
Bracero Agreement
1942
Immigration and Nationality act (allows immigrants from asia)
1952
Immigration and Nationality Act (Abolishes quota system)
1965
Secure Fence Act
2006
Muslim ban
2017