Historical periods 1607-1790 –Jamestown, VA founded in 1607 First permanent English colony...

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Historical periods • 1607-1790 Jamestown, VA founded in 1607 • First permanent English colony • 1790-1882 Naturalization Act of 1790 • First US immigration law • 1882-1965 Chinese Exclusion Act (1882) • First US immigration restriction • 1965-present Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 • Historic revision of US immigration policy

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Historical periods• 1607-1790

– Jamestown, VA founded in 1607• First permanent English colony

• 1790-1882– Naturalization Act of 1790

• First US immigration law

• 1882-1965– Chinese Exclusion Act (1882)

• First US immigration restriction

• 1965-present– Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965

• Historic revision of US immigration policy

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1607-1790

Total immigration: 950,000 (approx.)

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1790-1882Total immigration:11,159,000 (approx.)

(1,175% increase over1607-1790)

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1882-1965Total immigration:32,432,413

(291% increase over1820-1882)

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1965-2011Total immigration:34,170,114

(105% increase over1882-1965)

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