Chapter 14, Section 1 Immigration

Vocabulary Resident alien- a person from a foreign nation who has established permanent residency Non-resident alien- a foreigner who plans to stay in the U.S. for a short time. Enemy alien- a citizen of a country that the U.S. is at war with. Illegal alien- one who has entered the country without a passport, visa, or entry permit.

History of immigration law Chinese Exclusion Act- (1882) banned Chinese immigration for 10 years and prevented foreign born Chinese residents from the naturalization process. Johnson Act- (1924) created “national origins” system that placed quotas on #’s of immigrants from each country allowed in the U.S. It allowed greater #’s from some European Countries like Ireland and England. Immigration Reform Act- (1965) quota system. But placed a limit on the # of immigrants allowed From the eastern or western hemisphere.

History of immigration law Immigration Reform and Control Act of created process for becoming a citizen, punishment for employers of illegal immigrants, and granted amnesty to long time illegal residents of the U.S. Immigration Act of reintroduced quotas by only allowing 7% of immigrants to come from any one country, but increased #’s allowed and encouraged immigration of highly skilled laborers.

Section 2, Vocabulary Naturalization- process of a foreigner to become a citizen Jus sanguinis- children of U.S. citizens are citizens Jus soli- one is a citizen if born on U.S. soil Collective naturalization- when groups become citizens automatically, Ex: when new territory is added to the U.S. or when Native Americans were granted citizenship in Expatriation- when one gives up their privilege of citizenship

Dred Scott Supreme Court Case 1857-The supreme court chief justice Taney decided that neither slaves nor free African Americans were citizens. 14 th Amendment- overruled the Dred Scott decision after the Civil War.