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Immigration Act of 1990; Long title: An Act to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to change the level, and preference system for admission, of immigrants to the United States, and to provide for administrative naturalization, and for other purposes. Enacted by: the 101st United States Congress: Citations; Public law: Pub. L. 101–649 ...
[31] Several aspects of the Act, however, limited its protections. Its exemptions allowed regulation of some otherwise protected speech, and in 1988 the protections provided by the act were limited to nonimmigrant aliens, leaving resident aliens without protection. [32] Congress went even further with the Immigration Act of 1990. It limited the ...
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 ...
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of 1990 included a Family Unity Program (Section 301 of the Act), effective October 1, 1991, [16] which legislatively superseded the Family Fairness Program. The Family Unity Program continues to be active, as of 2017. [4] [17] [16]
An Act to Encourage Immigration; Alien and Sedition Acts; Alien Contract Labor Law; Alien Fiancées and Fiancés Act; Alien Naturalization Act; American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act; American Competitiveness in the 21st Century Act; American Homecoming Act; Anti-Chinese legislation in the United States
Federal Debt Collection Procedures Act of 1990; Food and Drug Administration Revitalization Act; G. Global Change Research Act of 1990; H. ... Immigration Act of 1990; L.
A 1978 amendment to the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 made it unlawful to enter or depart the United States without an issued passport even in peacetime. [27] Even when passports were not usually required, Americans requested them.