Citizenship and Equal Justice Flashcards
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is a person who lives in a country where he or she is not a citizen.
alien
is a person who comes to a new country intending to live there permanently.
immigrant
United States law classifies aliens into five different categories:
Resident aliens, non-resident alien, enemy alien, Refugees, and illegal aliens.
is a person from a foreign nation who has established permanent residence in the US.
Resident aliens
is a person from a foreign country who expects to stay in the US for a short, specified period of time.
non-resident alien
is a citizen of a nation with which the US is at war.
enemy alien
are people fleeing to escape persecution or danger.
Refugees
is a person who comes to the US without a legal permit.
illegal alien
The protections that the__guarantees applies to aliens as well as citizens.
Bill Of Rights
In 1982, the Supreme Court ruled that the state of Texas could not deny.. ?
free public education to children of illegal aliens.
Aliens cannot__and are exempt from__ and __
vote, military and jury duty
Aliens are not guaranteed the right to__in the US.
Travel freely
ALL aliens are required to notify the__and__when they change their residence.
US citizenship and Immigration Services
The Constitution clearly assigns Congress the power to control..?
immigration policy
In 1882 Congress passed__that barred entrance to people such as the mentally handicapped, convicts, and paupers.
the first major federal immigration law
Congress also passed the___which restricted the admission of Chinese Laborers.
Chinese Exclusion Act
Chinese Exclusion Act law marked the first time a federal law had restricted either immigration or citizenship on the basis of ?
nationality or ethnicity.
lowered the number of immigrants allowed into the country to less than 165,000 per year.
The Immigration Act of 1924, known as the Johnson Act,
favored immigrants from Northern and Western Europe.
The Immigration Act of 1924, known as the Johnson Act,
gave countries such as England and Ireland high quotas.
The national origins system
In 1965 the law set up two categories of immigrants:
- Those who could come from countries of the Eastern Hemisphere.
- Those who could come from the Western Hemisphere
would be given to persons whose skills would be “especially advantageous to the US”
Higher preferences
Congress passed the__law that provided a way for illegal immigrants to become permanent residents and citizens, as well as punishment for employers who hire illegal immigrants
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
Aliens who can show that they entered the US before ___ and have resided continuously in the country since then may apply for__ ?
Jan. 1, 1982, amnesty.