Many acts of congress and executive actions relating to
immigration to the United States
Immigration has been a major source of population growth and Culture of the United States, cultural change throughout much of the history of the United States. In absolute numbers, the United States has a larger immigrant population than a ...
and
citizenship of the United States
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have been enacted in the United States. Most immigration and nationality laws are codified in
Title 8 of the United States Code.
Acts of Congress
Executive actions
See also
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History of immigration to the United States
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History of laws concerning immigration and naturalization in the United States
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Illegal immigration to the United States
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Immigration policy of the United States
Federal policy oversees and regulates immigration to the United States and citizenship of the United States. The United States Congress has authority over immigration policy in the United States, and it delegates enforcement to the Department of H ...
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Immigration to the United States
Immigration has been a major source of population growth and Culture of the United States, cultural change throughout much of the history of the United States. In absolute numbers, the United States has a larger immigrant population than a ...
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List of United States federal legislation
This is a chronological, but still incomplete, list of United States federal legislation. Congress has enacted approximately 200–600 statutes during each of its 115 biennial terms so that more than 30,000 statutes have been enacted since 1789.
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United States nationality law
United States nationality law details the conditions in which a person holds United States nationality. In the United States, nationality is typically obtained through provisions in the U.S. constitution, U.S. Constitution, various laws, and ...
References
Further reading
* Lemay, Michael and Elliott Robert Barkan (editors). ''U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Laws and Issues: A Documentary History''. Greenwood Press, 1999.
* Zolberg, Aristide. ''A Nation by Design: Immigration Policy in the Fashioning of America''. Harvard University Press, 2006.
External links
* History of Legislation from the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services:
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Legislation from 1790 - 1900*
Legislation from 1901 - 1940*
Legislation from 1941 - 1960*
Legislation from 1961 - 1980*
Legislation from 1981 - 1996
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Immigration
Immigration is the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not natives or where they do not possess citizenship in order to settle as permanent residents or naturalized citizens. Commuters, tourists, and ...
Legislation
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Immigration-related lists
Lists of United States federal legislation