This page lists the summary of congressional acts and judicial rulings affecting immigration and naturalization of Asian Americans.

Congressional Acts

• 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act Cessation of immigration from China
• 1917 Asiatic Barred Zone Act Cessation of immigration to the U.S. from mostly Asian countries, including the region of British India.
• 1943 Magnuson Act Resumption of naturalization rights to Chinese Americans and immigration permitted from China
• 1946 Luce-Celler Act Resumption of naturalization rights to Indian Americans and Filipino Americans. Token immigration allowed, quota set at 100 per year from India and 100 per year from the Philippines
• 1965 Immigration and Nationality Services (INS) Act of 1965 Elimination of racial/nationality-based discrimination in immigration quotas.

See also

• Chinese immigration to the United States
• Indian American History and Immigration
• Timeline of Asian Pacific Americans and Immigration Law
• Closed Borders and Mass Deportations: The Lessons of the Barred Zone Act

United States immigration law | History of immigration to the United States