Bracero redirects here. For the sportscaster, see Rafael Bracero. The first Braceros arrive in Los Angeles by train in 1942. Photograph by Dorothea Lange The Bracero Program (named for the Spanish term bracero, strong-arm) was a series of laws and diploma
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The Emergency Quota Act, also known as the Emergency Immigration Act of 1921, the Immigration Restriction Act of 1921, the Per Centum Law, and the Johnson Quota Act (ch. 8, 42 Stat. 5 of May 19, 1921) restricted immigration into the United States. Althoug
Continue reading >>The Naturalization Act of 1906 was an act of the United States Congress signed into law by Theodore Roosevelt that revised the law from 1870 and required immigrants to learn English in order to become naturalized citizens. The bill was passed on June 29,
Continue reading >>The Naturalization Act of 1870 (16 Stat. 254) was an United States federal law that created a system of controls for the naturalization process and penalties for fraudulent practices. It is also noted for permitting "aliens of African nativity and to pers
Continue reading >>The Naturalization Act of 1870 (16 Stat. 254) was an United States federal law that created a system of controls for the naturalization process and penalties for fraudulent practices. It is also noted for permitting "aliens of African nativity and to pers
Continue reading >>The Naturalization Act of 1870 (16 Stat. 254) was an United States federal law that created a system of controls for the naturalization process and penalties for fraudulent practices. It is also noted for permitting "aliens of African nativity and to pers
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