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The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 affirmed the national origins quota system of 1924 and limited total annual immigration to one sixth of one percent of the population of the continental United States in 1920, or 175,455. It exempted the spouses and children of U.S. citizens and people born in the Western Hemisphere from the quota.
In the early years of the United States, immigration (not counting the enslaved, who were treated as merchandise rather than people) was fewer than 8,000 people a year, [37] including French refugees from the slave revolt in Haiti. Legal importation of enslaved African was prohibited after 1808, though many were smuggled in to sell.
Immigrants' List; Immigration Act of 1917; Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952; Immigration and Nationality Act Section 212(f) Immigration and Nationality Act Section 287(g) Immigration and Naturalization Service; Immigration Restriction League; INSPASS; Italian Americans; Italians in the United States before 1880
In 2024, 46% of all Fortune 500 companies — including all 10 of the most valuable public companies in the US — were either founded by immigrants or the children of immigrants or employed an ...
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A 2012 USRAP report to Congress states that United States involvement in discussions and actions concerning refugee resettlement have given the United States the opportunity to advance human-rights as well as influence other countries to be more open to accepting refugees. [71] The example given in the report is that of Bhutanese refugees ...
Trump has fired several top immigration court officials since taking office, however, which may impact the processing of those cases. [Getty Images] Cancelling existing migrants' appointments
In June 2016, Trump expanded his proposed ban on Muslim immigration to the United States to cover immigration from areas with a history of terrorism. [126] Specifically, Trump stated, "When I am elected, I will suspend immigration from areas of the world when there is a proven history of terrorism against the United States, Europe, or our ...