Flashcards in Immigrants Deck (37)
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An ____ is a person who lives in a country where he or she is not a citizen
alien
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An______ is a person who comes to a new country intending to live there permanently
immigrant
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United States law classifies aliens into five different categories:
1. Resident aliens is a person from a foreign nation who has established permanent residence in the US
2. A non-resident alien is a person from a foreign country who expects to stay in the US for a short, specified period of time
3. An enemy alien is a citizen of a nation with which the US is at war
4. Refugees are people fleeing to escape persecution or danger
5. An illegal alien is a person who comes to the US without a legal permit
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The protections that ______ guarantees applies to aliens as well as citizens
the Bill of Rights
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In 1982, the _____ ruled that the state of Texas could not deny free public education to children of illegal aliens
Supreme Court
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_____ cannot vote and are exempt from military and jury duty
Aliens
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______ are not guaranteed the right to travel freely in the US
Aliens
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ALL aliens are required to notify the ______ and ____ when they change their residence
US Citizenship and Immigration Services
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_______ clearly assigns Congress the power to control immigration policy
The Constitution
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________ passed the first major federal immigration law that barred entrance to people such as the mentally handicapped, convicts, and paupers
In 1882 Congress
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Congress also passed the _______ which restricted the admission of Chinese laborers
Chinese Exclusion Act
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______ marked the first time a federal law had restricted either immigration or citizenship on the basis of nationality or ethnicity
The Chinese Exclusion Act
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_________, known as the Johnson Act, lowered the number of immigrants allowed into the country less than 165,000 per year.
The Immigration Act of 1924
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It also favored immigrants from _______.
northern and western Europe.
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The national origins system gave countries such as ______ and _____ high quotas.
England and Ireland
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In 1965 the law set up two categories of immigrants:
1. Those who could come from countries of the Eastern Hemisphere.
2. Those who could come from the Western Hemisphere.
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Higher preferences would be given to persons whose skills would be “________.”
especially advantageous to the United States
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Congress passed the_____ and _______.
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
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______ 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
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______ who can show that they entered the U.S. before Jan. 1, 1982, and have resided continuously in the country since then may apply for amnesty.
Aliens
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______ is a general pardon the government offer to illegal aliens.
Amnesty
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By 1990, ______ to the United States were coming from Asia and Latin America.
85% of immigrants
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The act established a limit on immigrants from any single country to no more than ____ of the annual visas.
7%
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___________ encouraged immigration of workers with “extraordinary abilities.”
The Immigration Act of 1990
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Special immigrants fall into three groups:
1. Refugees displaced by war
2. close relatives to the US citizens
3. those admitted through private laws passed by Congress.
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_______ is one that applies to a particular person.
Private law
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Every citizen of the United States goes through a process _______.
naturalization
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______ is the legal process by which a person is granted the rights and privileges of a citizen.
Naturalization
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______ in 1857 challenged the basis of state citizenship.
Dred Scott vs. Stanford
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The______ ruled that Scott could not bring legal suit in federal court because he was not a citizen.
Supreme Court
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_______ hoped that the Court’s decision would begin a “chain of events” that would produce a “complete overthrow of the whole slave system.”
Fredrick Douglas
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The _______ to the Constitution overruled the Dred Scott Decision.
14th Amendment
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The are three basic sources of US citizenship:
1. Birth on American soil
2. Naturalization
3. Being born to a parent who is a US citizenship
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______ is a latin phrase that means “law of the soil”
Jus Soli
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_____ grants citizenship to nearly all people born in the United States or in American territories.
Jus Soli
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All immigrants who wish to become American citizens must go through ______.
naturalization
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