Many acts of congress and executive actions relating to
immigration to the United States
Immigration has been a major source of population growth and cultural change throughout much of the history of the United States. In absolute numbers, the United States has a larger immigrant population than any other country in the worl ...
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citizenship of the United States have been enacted in the United States. Most immigration and nationality laws are codified in
Title 8 of the United States Code
Title 8 of the United States Code codifies statutes relating to aliens and nationality in the United States Code.
Chapters 1-11
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Acts of Congress
Executive actions
See also
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History of immigration to 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 cultural change throughout much of the history of the United States. In absolute numbers, the United States has a larger immigrant population than any other country in the worl ...
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List of United States federal legislation
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United States nationality law
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
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Legislation
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Immigration-related lists
Lists of United States federal legislation