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The U.S. Immigration Office in Honolulu, Hawaii was constructed in 1934 based on a design by C.W. Dickey and Herbert C. Cayton. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. [1] Dickey was raised on Maui and became the acknowledged master of what became known as the "territorial style" of Hawaiian architecture.
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. Many acts of Congress and executive actions relating to immigration to the United States and citizenship of the United States have been enacted in the United States. Most immigration and nationality laws are codified in Title 8 of the United ...
The Immigration Act of 1891 led to the establishment of the U.S. Bureau of Immigration and the opening of the Ellis Island inspection station in 1892. Constitutional authority (Article 1 §8) was later relied upon to enact the Naturalization Act of 1906 which standardized procedures for naturalization nationwide, and created the Bureau of ...
Jan. 1—New laws taking effect today include an increase in the state minimum wage to $14 an hour, gender-neutral language for birth and marriage certificates, and a requirement that Hawaii law ...
Chin, Gabriel J. "The civil rights revolution comes to immigration law: A new look at the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965." North Carolina Law Review 75 (1996): 273+. Daniels. Roger, ed. Immigration and the Legacy of Harry S. Truman (2010) Rosenfield, Harry N. "Necessary administrative reforms in the Immigration and Nationality Act of ...
Though it ended utilizing race as a criterion for admission to the country of nationalization, continued use of quotas to restrict immigration from Asian countries did not end racial exclusion. [59] [60] Until immigration laws were reformed by the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, the restrictive quota system remained in place. [59]
The Immigration and Nationalization Service was split into the Citizenship and Immigration Services, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Customs and Border Protection. [2] The Real ID Act of 2005 placed restrictions on individuals applying for asylum, and the Secure Fence Act of 2006 began the process of building a fence across the ...
Jun. 17—Three bills designed to help some of Hawaii's most vulnerable and financial needy became law on Wednesday by ensuring minimum wage pay for those with disabilities, helping to protect ...