Immigration Restriction Act 1901

On the 1st of January 1901, six British colonies were legalised by the British parliament to govern as a part of the Australian Federation. With the legalisation of unification also held the birth of national independence of Australia. Under a federal system, powers were divided between a central government and several regional governments. Power was divided between the federal government and the governments of the six colonies, which were renamed 'states' by the Constitution. One of the first pieces of legislation passed in the new Federal Parliament was the Immigration Restriction Act. Now known as the infamous White Australia Policy. This immigration restriction made it significantly difficult for Asians and Pacific Islanders to migrate to Australia.

In 1901 the Pacific Islanders act and the Immigration Restriction act (White Australia Policy) (WAP) were forced into a reality. The Chinese were working cheap labour and the Europeans were annoyed and they couldn’t find work. In 1903 the Dictation test was put into place as an opportunity for everyone to come into Australia, however, these tests were more often given in languages some people didn’t know existed and this showed because only 46 people passed out of the 805 tests given. The migrants who were rejected were either refused entry or deported. Because of WW1 the Enemy Aliens act was started up so Germans would be separate from the Australians so they wouldn’t fight. Germans were either refused entry or put into a concentration

This was for many reasons but one main reason being the fact that the whites could lose their occupations and industries to a Chinese being, which were also known as coolies. Source 1 states that some of the earliest evidence was during the gold rush during the 1850’s, Chinese were hard workers and needed to support their families and themselves. It also states in source 1 that South Sea Island Islanders (commonly known as ‘Kanakas’) were imported as cheap labour to work in Northern Queensland. This was so they could work on the sugar cane fields; the process is called ‘black birding’. Source 7 shows that the origins that the Policy was built on was because of ‘racial exclusiveness’ on the gold fields. The Dictation Test, as seen in source 5, was given to all non-European people attempting to enter Australia in the years between 1901 and 1958. The test was harsh and any foreigner who took the test was almost always set to fail. It was incredibly unfair to the ‘coolies’ that were trying to enter. Another reason that the immigration act was passed was because of ‘racial

On March 26, 1790 a law was passed by the name of, Naturalization Act of the United States. It always makes me think, where would we be today if that law did not pass. The naturalization act of 1790 provided the first rules to be followed by all of the United States in the granting of national citizenship. After many different ethnic groups such as Latino Americans, Native Americans and Asian Americans came to the United States it really raised a question. How did this law change how the groups are identified and their differences? Latino Americans, Native Americans and Asian Americans have differences in many ways but also have similarities. There 's many different unique contexts used in separating these groups and how labor legislation was used. The year 1970 is often known to be the largest turning point in the history of US immigration. The law limited naturalization to immigrants who were "free white persons" of "good moral character". That being said, The Naturalization act of The United States who granted citizenship to immigrants that faced many barriers are restrictions to the American Law and the many cultural difference caused many challenges throughout the journey process after the Naturalization Act was a success for many groups.

Since the beginning of times up until present time the United States Congress has always passed laws to limit immigrants rights. Immigrants who came to America for a better life have gone through many struggles due to the restrictions against them. Precedently, with the Chinese Exclusion Act, which prohibited Chinese immigrants to enter the United States. Another act was the Gentlemen’s Agreement Act between Japan and America, where Japan agreed to limit immigration, only if President Theodore Roosevelt agreed to limit restrictions on Japanese immigrants. Then in 1924, Congress passed the Immigration Act of 1924. The act limited the number of aliens that are allowed in the U.S. Congress passed this act because they felt that immigrant threaten America’s “old ways.” Congress wanted American to be “pure” again, by doing so, they had to get rid of many immigrants. The factors that led to Congress to pass the Immigration Act were to maintain American traditions, maintain jobs for American citizens, and repair the income.

Australia was in a time of crisis during World War 2 (1945) when they were threatened by the Japanese invasions. Australia did not have a big population at that time resulting in not have a strong defence to protect Australia. The Department of Immigration that was created then strongly urged that Australia needed an increase in its population by at least 1% each year. They needed a plan to gain a huge population; they needed to populate or perish!

Asian Immigrants have gone from having a continuous restriction year to year then to becoming a major part of Australian society. However, since the policy of Integration in 1970 and the abolishment of the dictation test in 1958 Asians has had the opportunity to migrate to Australia. This has been continuous since that major change with more and more arriving every year. The changes in these policies were made as Australia was becoming a more multicultural society and the Asian Migration wave has altered Australia today by making Australia richer and more culturally diverse. Asian immigrants have also contributed to the change in the Australian Political Policies which has allowed Migrants to become more accepted into Australia. Because of this no changes should be made to these political

Chicago’s Al Capone. Prohibition remained law until 1933, just as the Twenty-first Amendment withdrew the Eighteenth Amendment.

An immigrant in terms mean a subject of legal and political subject far from gaining the citizenship and rights. The influx of exclusive classes constituting immigrants admission into the nations was a biggest concern with the idea that the national body should be protected from contaminants of social degeneracy. The idea of deportation played central role in immigration policy. According to the critics, deportation is unjust in the case of separating families. Ironically appeal to prevent family separation was effective in the areas with numerous European immigrants were found. I agree with that statement because intruding into peaceful family privacy is doing wrong. Giving the option to free migration is important in furthering the process of capitalist industrialization of America. This pattern of this trend is still persist in modern day immigration.

In 1952, the McCarran-Walter Immigration Act was passed. The law was meant to branch off of the Immigration Act of 1924 and became a continuation of the controversial system of immigration in the United States. The act received different opinions and now, more than ever, is exceedingly influential. With the recent election of President Donald Trump and his muslim ban, the act has been revived and is being questioned by many. The constant questioning sixty five years later makes the need for a change very apparent. In 1952, when the act became law, the United States were deep in the Cold War and much of the country feared communism and its power. The McCarran-Walter Immigration Act of 1952 is immensely outdated and it continues to put the

1901 marked Federation of Australia and the Immigration Restriction Act which encompassed the White Australia policy which required all migrants to pass a dictation test before they could enter Australia. These laws were in place until 1958.

As a revision of the Immigration Act of 1882, the Immigration Act of 1891 declared certain classes and races of individuals unfit to immigrate to the United States. In the Act of 1882 a head tax was imposed on non-US citizens coming into US ports and excluded the mentally insane, criminals, and dependents from immigrating. In the revision of 1891 also excluded people carrying disease and people whose ticket had been paid by another person, essentially only allowing entry to those people who could take care of themselves and be a productive member of society. Specifically, the revision and Immigration Act of 1891 expanded the Act of 1882 excluding more foreigners than those from China. The law was challenged twice in court, however was deemed

After The Immigration Restriction Act 1901 was one of the first Acts passed by the Australian Parliament after Federation in 1901. The new law provided strict control over who could migrate to Australia. The White Australian Policy was not a single government proclamation but in fact

The immigration act of 1924 was really the first permanent limitation on immigration. This limitation was like a quota system that only aloud two percent instead of the three percent of each foreign born group living in the United states in 1890. Like it say in Document A “Under the act of 1924 the number of each nationality who may be admitted annually is limited to two per cent of the population of such nationality resident in the United States according to the census of 1890.” Using the 1890 census instead of newer up-to-date ones they excluded a lot of new immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe that came by in resent years (This is shown awfully well in Document B). This acts annual quota changed from 358,000 in 1921 to 164,000

Australian Federal law states that any non Australian citizens who do not have a valid visa is to be detained, regardless of circumstances for a strictly limited period designed to obtain basic information about health, identity, security and basic information that supports a visa claim, may form a legitimate part of a system of immigration controls, as long as the detention is subject to effective review by a court.