List of United States immigration laws

Many acts of Congress and executive actions relating to immigration to the United States and 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.

Acts of Congress

Executive actions

See also

• History of immigration to the United States
• History of laws concerning immigration and naturalization in the United States
• Illegal immigration to the United States
• Immigration policy of the United States
• Immigration to the United States
• List of United States federal legislation
• 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. ISBN 0-313-30156-5
• Zolberg, Aristide. A Nation by Design: Immigration Policy in the Fashioning of America. Harvard University Press, 2006. ISBN 0-674-02218-1

External links

• History of Legislation from the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services:
  • Legislation from 1790 - 1900
  • Legislation from 1901 - 1940
  • Legislation from 1941 - 1960
  • Legislation from 1961 - 1980
  • Legislation from 1981 - 1996