civi chapter 1 Flashcards
What Act was created for the Puerto Ricans ?
The Jones-Shafrot Act in 1917, giving them the American citizenship ( annexed by the USA )
After the South Korean war against North Korea, what Act was created ?
The WAr Bride Act in 1945, many falling in love with soldiers could now enter the state if they were married with an American soldier but in 1946, they could just be fiancee and it was enough.
What Act for people with no home and family after the war ended freeing Europe?
The 1948 Displaced Persons Act, allowing all Eropean displaced to enter the Us
what act for the people who wanted to leave a communist country?
in 1953, the Refugee Relief Act whic gave any refugee of any ethnicity the right to enter the US.
What act for the Hungarians?
Exceptionally allowed to enter the US easily, out of the quota act thanks to the 1958, Hungarian refugee act.
For thos escaping a communist country
1957, The Refugee Escapee Act.
So was America very opened minded concerning having this many refugees?
No, it was limited because there was this fear of spies during the cold war and some could be deported…
1952 McCarran Walter Act, reinforcement of the 1954 system.
The issue of family being displaced or separated what did Congress do for that?
They voted the immigration and Nationality Act in 1965, repealing the quota system and favored family reunification as well as the arrival of useful workers.
What for the political oppressed
The refugee act in 1980, context Vietnam, allwoing now more people escpaing a context of political oppression.
In 1986, what Act was voted, what were its characteristics?
The Immigration Reform and Control Act:
- gave amnesty to any undocumented residents who could prove to have been living there before the end of Dec 1981
-employers had to check the eligibitily of their employees.
-imposing stricter penalties for those who hired udocumented workers.
-Created the Special Agricultural Worker (SAW) program to encourage the recruitment of foreign agricultural laborers and address labor shortages in the agricultural sector.
