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IMMIGRATION & NATIONALITY ACT OF 1965
ALLOWED FAMILY MEMBERS AND SKILLED WORKERS.. Changed the quotas to 170,000 from Eastern Europe and 120,000 from Western Hemisphere. American's felt immigration policy was discriminating against those from the west (Asia, Caribbean, Latin America), so this law allowed Europeans but ADDED ASIANS..
IMMIGRATION REFORM & CONTROL ACT OF 1986
focused on trying to stop the flow of people ILLEGALLY into the USA. This included PENALIZING EMPLOYERS who hired immigrants who were here illegally, and gave some immigrants who had been here for many years the RIGHT TO BECOME CITIZENS.
IMMIGRATION ACT OF 1990
Increased quotas by 40%, used LOTTERY to let countries/groups that had previously been restricted immigrate to the USA. Allowed people with MONEY TO INVEST in the US and allowed SKILLED WORKERS.
ARIZONA 2010 SUPPORT OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT & SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS ACT.
Strict law against ILLEGAL ALIENS, some call it RACIAL PROFILING.
ALABAMA 2011 BEASON-HAMMON ALABAMA TAXPAYER AND CITIZEN PROTECTION ACT.
Tougher than Arizona, strict law against ILLEGAL ALIENS, if police have 'reasonable suspicion'.