H Immigration History

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Across
  1. 5. This huge war led to a flood of immigration to the US, and subsequent quota acts
  2. 7. The Treat of Gualdalupe Hidalgo offered citizenship to these people
  3. 12. The 1st Trump administration enacted a policy of Family _______,
  4. 15. During this era, Immigrants flooded into the US for jobs in new factories
  5. 17. This Immigration and Customs Enforcement department carries out modern deportations
  6. 18. The construction of this along the Southern Border has been a bipartisan effort
  7. 19. Undocumented Immigrants risk this, being returned to their country of origin
  8. 22. This 1986 Act targeted those who employed undocumented workers, and offered amnesty to undocumented residents
  9. 24. The type of citizenship granted by the 14th Amendment
  10. 25. someone who opposes immigration, favors laws that help natives.
  11. 27. This trade agreement between the US, MX and CAN eliminated North American Tariffs
  12. 29. This Chinese-American challenged the 1880s law barring his people and won
  13. 32. the 1921 and 1924 Immigration Acts ended a period of ______ immigration, in which the foreign-born population exploded.
  14. 33. Someone fleeing war political persecution would be considered this.
  15. 34. These are positive factors that inspire migration to a place
  16. 36. This 60s president passed the Immigration Reform Act of 1965
Down
  1. 1. This is the act of becoming a US citizen.
  2. 2. The 1921 and 1924 Immigration acts sought to limit immigration from Southern and Eastern...
  3. 3. The discovery of this in CA brought in a flood of Chinese immigrants
  4. 4. Immigration slows down when the US ______ is weak or slow.
  5. 6. This group, mostly prevalent in the Southwest, is the second largest population in the United States
  6. 8. After 9/11 Immigration enforcement fell under this newly created Department
  7. 9. This might describe the immigration policy of the US prior to the 1880s (think of a door)
  8. 10. Most counties with majority black populations are in this region of the US
  9. 11. This group was singled out for "exclusion" by an 1880s act
  10. 13. a type of immigration document that allows a foreign national to reside in the US
  11. 14. a specific number of something - in this case, immigrants
  12. 16. After 9/11, Immigration enforcement crossed over with anti-_______.
  13. 20. These immigrants from the "emerald isle" faced rampant nativism
  14. 21. A legally recognized member of a nation
  15. 23. This program attempted to protect the children of undocumented immigrants in the US
  16. 26. This term means forgiveness for past offenses - such as undocumented residents.
  17. 28. The original Naturalization acts specified this race/gender combo for naturalization.
  18. 30. Someone fleeing persecution is seeking this.
  19. 31. This 80s Republican President passed the Immigration Reform and Control Act
  20. 35. These are negative factors that inspire migration away from a place