Dec 21, 2018 · 1907: U.S. immigration peaks, with 1.3 million people entering the country through Ellis Island alone.

Thus began the first and longest era of immigration that lasted until the American Revolution in 1775. Settlements grew from initial …

Survey of the most important United States immigration laws, policies and court rulings since the founding of the country.

In 1932, President Hoover and the State Department essentially shut down immigration during the Great Depression as immigration …

May 12, 2026 · Explore how U.S. immigration policy has evolved from 1790 to today, from exclusionary laws to modern executive …

Comprehensive timeline of every major U.S. immigration law, from the 1790 Naturalization Act to modern-day DACA, Title 42, and …

Oct 8, 2026 · In the post- World War II period, immigration was largely the result of the refugee movement following that war and, …

Federal oversight of immigration began in 1891, when Congress created the first Office of Immigration in the Treasury Department. …

Sep 7, 2017 · American immigration didn’t really begin until the late 1700s, when the United States became an independent nation. …

May 6, 2026 · One of the earliest groups to establish a lasting presence in the New World was the Pilgrims, who arrived on the …