UWRT 1104-042

Jimmy Nguyen

David Nguyen

Kahoot Game

Immigration Policy in 1960s

New immigration philosophy in effect due to
Immigration and Nationality Act Amendments of
1965
Increased the capacity limit to 290,000 immigrants
per year
Limit to 20,000 per eastern european country
Immigration flow would begin to be dominated by
people born in Asia and Latin America
Focused on the idea of family reunification

Fig: 1 Pic of Immigrants on a ship

Source: www.google.com

Immigration Policy in 1970s

Todays large scale immigration started in
the 70s
Mexico would be the largest source country
of both legal and illegal immigrants
Many Asians of Vietnamese and Chinese
descent would start to enter the US to
escape from the harshness of war
Fig:1 Pic of Immigration
Source: google.com

Immigration Policy in the

1980s

Introduction of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA)

Acted as a 3-part policy

Penalties against employers hiring illegals
Granted legal status to illegals who have lived for at least 5+ years
Increased border enforcement and security
Impact:
Ultimately failed as illegals granted legal status that arrived after five-year cutoff
date

Immigration Act of 1990

Enacted to increase legal immigration while decreasing illegal immigration
Raised legal immigration cap to 700,000
Created additional visas including the lottery system
Supplemented the depleting skilled worker class
Eased the requirements for English language competency
Limited 48,000 immigrants per country
Impact:
Ultimately failed resulting in a spike in illegal immigration
Negative views towards illegals start to increase

Immigration Laws in 1996

Welfare Reform Act
denied access to federal public benefits such as
Medicaid, Supplemental Security Income, and food
stamps
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act
Increased penalties for immigration related crimes
Required government to track foreign visitor entries and
exits within the US
Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act
easier to arrest, detain, and deport noncitizens

Fig:3 Pic of Immigrant are not

criminals
Source: google.com

Post 9/11 Immigration Policy

After the terrorist attacks on 9/11, the government implemented a series of policies to for
protective measures.
Immigration actions were evicted towards Muslim immigrants
New screening systems and interoperable databases were mandated to screen individuals
for multiple background information before they were awarded visas.
Biographic, immigration, criminal history
Visa Security Program
Screen visa applicants for background information before allowing them the Visa.
US-VISIT

U.S. Act on Immigration

Reform 2015
The Immigration Accountability Executive Actions
These executive action will:
Crackdown on illegal immigration at borders
Deporting felons, instead of families
Require a criminal background check for undocumented immigrants
Does not provide protection against:
Deportation of parents of U.S. legal citizens or children
Temporary legal status for migrant workers
Replaces the Secure Communities Program

Fig: 4 Picture of Immigration Graph 1821-2010

Source: immigrationeis.org

Steps To Become A Citizen

1) Successfully immigrate to the US through a
legal process
2) Fulfill Requirements to apply for the
naturalization process
a) Be a permanent resident for at least 5
years
b) Able to read, write, and speak basic
english
c) Basic understanding of US history and
government
d) 18 or older
3) Completing an interview

Fig: 5 Pic of citizenship

Source: google.com

Controversies Surrounding
Citizenship Test
1) One in three native-born citizens fail the naturalization test. Contrast to the 97.5% pass
rate among immigrants applying for citizenship
2) Test should prove that an immigrant has the knowledge of an average US citizen
3) Some states will make it much harder than others
4) More of a trivia quiz rather than testing loyalty to country and how to be a model
citizen in community
5) Many people admit to forgetting course material after taking the test

Immigration: Donald Trumps

Policy 2016
Establish new immigration controls to ensure that jobs
go to Americans first
Protect the economy of lawful immigrants by curbing
uncontrolled foreign workers admissions
Select immigrants based on their probability of success
and sufficiency
Temporarily suspend immigration to export terrorism
Enforce the Immigration Laws to restore the
Constitutional rule of law and to bring prosperity
and security to make America great again

Fig: 6 Pic of Donald Trump

Source: google.com

Trumps 10 Point Plan To Put

America First
1. Build an impenetrable wall on the southern border (Mexico will pay for the
wall)
2. Anyone who is caught crossing the border will be detained until release.
3. Move criminal aliens out.
4. End sanctuary cities (cities who hold a huge population of undocumented
aliens)
5. Immigration laws will be more enforced, and the enforcement team will be
tripled.
6. Suspend issuance of visas to any place with inadequate screening.
7. Ensure that other countries take their soon-to-be deported people back.
8. Biometric entry for visas are fully patrolling from air, land, and sea.

Conclusion
Immigration is both positive and negative
Positive: Brings together cultures and people
Negative: Can attract both legal and illegal
The policy is forever evolving with how society runs
Citizenship test
Still needs a lot of readjustment and revision
Sometimes unfair and unjustly

Citations
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Migrationpolicy.org. Migration Information Source, 04 Mar. 2014. Web. 07 Dec. 2016.
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Visas.

"US Naturalization and Immigration, Citizenship Application, US Visas." US Naturalization and Immigration, Citizenship Application, US
American Immigration Center, 2016. Web. 07 Dec. 2016