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! Year !! Month and date (if available) !! Event type !! Affected agencies (past, and present equivalents) !! Visa letter for visa (usually nonimmigrant visa , unless specified otherwise) !! Details !! Source countries/regions
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| 1790 || || Legislation || Executive branch || || The {{w|Naturalization Act of 1790}} is passed, specifying the rules for granting citizenship in the United States. Citizenship is limited to free white persons of good character.
| 1990 || February 5 || Deferred action || Immigration and Naturalization Services || || The {{w|Family Fairness}} policy is extended to spouses of IRCA-eligible people. The extension serves as a bridge to a legislation that is passed as part of the {{w|Immigration Act of 1990}}.<ref name=prwatch>{{cite web|url = http://www.prwatch.org/files/interpreter_releases_feb_5_1990.pdf|title = Interpreter releases: report and analysis of immigration and nationality law|date = February 5, 1990|accessdate = February 22, 2017}}</ref><ref name=nytimes-2-2>{{cite web|url = http://www.nytimes.com/1990/03/05/nyregion/new-policy-aids-families-of-aliens.html|title = New Policy Aids Families of Aliens|last = Howe|first = Marvine|publisher = ''[[wikipedia:New York Times|New York Times]]''|date = }}</ref>
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| 1990 || November 29 || Legislation (landmark) || Immigration and Naturalization Services || H-1 (H-1A, H-1B); EB (immigrant visas) || The {{w|Immigration Act of 1990}} is signed into law by President {{w|George H. W. Bush}}. While mostly focused on legal temporary and permanent immigration, some provisions of the Act are relevant to enforcement. In particular, the Family Unity Policy passed as part of the Act supersedes the Family Fairness executive action.<ref name="Fordham Journal Highlights">{{cite web|last1=Leiden|first1=Warren|title=Highlights of the U.S. Immigration Act of 1990|url=http://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1270&context=ilj|publisher=Fordham International Law Journal|accessdate=September 30, 2014}}</ref><ref name="US immigration legislation">{{cite web|last1=Stone|first1=Stephanie|title=1190 Immigration and Nationality Act|url=http://library.uwb.edu/guides/usimmigration/1990_immigration_and_nationality_act.html|website=U.S. Immigration Legislation Online|publisher=U.S. Immigration Legislation Online|accessdate=September 30, 2014}}</ref>
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| 1993 || January 20 || Leadership change || Executive branch || || Democratic politician {{w|Bill Clinton}} becomes President of the United States, after defeating incumbent George H. W. Bush in elections.
