Legislation
- 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act Cessation of immigration from China.
- 1917 Asiatic Barred Zone Act Cessation of immigration to the U.S. from mostly Asian countries, including the region of British India.
- 1924 Immigration Act of 1924 limited quota based immigration to the U.S. started.
- 1935 Nye-Lae Bill Grants citizenship to veterans of World War I, including those from "Barred Zones".
- 1943 Magnuson Act Resumption of naturalization rights to Chinese Americans and immigration permitted from China
- 1945 War Brides Act Temporarily lifted the ban on Asian immigration for spouses and adopted children of service members.
- 1946 The Fiance's Act Allowed entrance of foreign-born fiancées of service members to enter as a nonimmigrant temporary visitor visa for three months, and were required to provide proof of valid marriage within that time frame.
- 1946 Luce-Celler Act Resumption of naturalization rights to Indian Americans and Filipino Americans. Token immigration allowed, quota set at 100 per year from India and 100 per year from the Philippines.
- 1946 Filipino Naturalization Act Allowed naturalization of Filipino Americans, granted citizenship to those who arrived prior to March 1943.
- 1952 Walter-McCarran Act Nullified all federal anti-Asian exclusion laws; allowed for naturalization of all Asians.
- 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act Amendments of 1965 Elimination of racial/nationality-based discrimination in immigration quotas.
- 1989 American Homecoming Act Allowed Amerasian children from Vietnam to immigrate to the United States
Read more about this topic: History Of Asian American Immigration
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