For those in the U.S.: unless you’re indigenous, your ancestors arrived in present-day U.S. sometime after 1492.

When was that?
What were the immigration & citizenship laws at that time?
Were your ancestors allowed to come here? Forcibly taken here?
Allowed to become citizens?

Present-day U.S. came to be bc white settlers stole indigenous lands, then called it the United States. Since then, U.S. laws on citizenship & immigration have constantly changed. But one thing is consistent: U.S. has been anti-immigrant, racist, & pro-capitalist from the start.

This thread will outline U.S. immigration & citizenship. I’ll add to it through Oct. This will NOT be a comprehensive list. Maybe I’ll throw in some astrology, too.

I do this in honor of Filipinx American History month, as an immigrant from the Philippines.

There's lots happening rn re: citizenship, immigration. Trump is trying to double citizenship fees to $1,170.

Getting a new Supreme Court justice is a huge deal. A Supreme Court case (Dred Scott) was major catalyst of the Civil War. This was a case about slavery & citizenship.

My take on the U.S. Sibly chart & what it says about citizenship, immigration, immigrants, & labor: https://twitter.com/paostrology/status/1163166494219354113?s=20

1778: U.S. ratified its Constitution, but it didn’t specify anything re: citizenship or immigration.

Who is a citizen? Who is allowed to immigrate here?

English subjects living in what was now the U.S. were presumed to be citizens. What about non-whites?