U.S. Immigration Policy
Who did The United States originally not want entering through the southern border?
Chinese people.
In March 2018, how much money did Congress fund for this project?
1.6 billion dollars
How much did America offer to buy California and New Mexico originally?
30 million dollars
How far does the Mexican-American border stretch?
Nearly 2,000 miles.
From the article, "In the decades following the Mexican-American War, there were no federal limits on immigration from Mexico. Citizens from both countries _________ across the border. "
passed freely
"Restrictions on the movement of Mexican citizens were not particularly enforced by the U.S. government until ___________."
the decade of the Mexican Revolution in the 1910s
How much did Trump think building this border would be verses how much was the estimate that independent experts gave?
A - He thought: 24 million; experts said: 30 million
B - He thought: 17 million; experts said: 40 million
C - He thought: 18 million; experts said: 40 million
D - He thought: 40 million; expert said: 18 million
C - He thought: 18 million; experts said: 40 million
how much did America spend to purchase more than half a million square miles of Mexican territory after the war?
15 million dollars
Besides different types of fencing, what else do border patrols use?
They utilize thousands of cameras, underground sensors, aircraft, drones, and boats.
What was one way Chinese immigrants would get into The United States?
They learned a few words in Spanish and made themselves look Mexican.
When was the border security tightened by America?
How many Mexican immigrants resided in America in 2016?
approx. 11.6 million Mexican immigrants.
What would Polk's opponents later argue about the dispute?
They would argue that he goaded Mexico into the fight.
After Mexico gained independence from Spain, how far did its territory extend into what is now modern United States?
What bill was mentioned in the article that was not passed?
H.R. 4437
in 1993 who ordered the construction of a 14-mile barrier between San Diego and Tijuana
Bill Clinton
To build an "impenetrable, physical, tall, powerful, beautiful, southern border wall."
What did the president do when Mexico rejected?
He sent 4,000 troops into the land claimed by both countries.
approximately 700 miles of what has been erected along the border?
Barbed wire, chain link,post-and-rail, and wire mesh fencing.
When did the Secure Fence Act happen?
2006
What was H.R. 4437?
the Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005.
Besides Donald Trump, which other presidents sent the national guard to patrol the border?
George W. Bush and Barack Obama
When did American forces capture the Mexican capital?
September 1847
When did Mexico win their independence from Spain?
1821
He was ordering National Guard troops to patrol the border until further progress is made on construction of the wall.