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The Naturalization Act of 1906 was an act of the United States Congress signed into law by Theodore Roosevelt that revised the law from 1870 and required immigrants to learn English in order to become naturalized citizens. The bill was passed on June 29, 1906, and took effect September 27, 1906. It was modified by the Immigration Act of 1990.

It established a standardized naturalization form, requiring, inter alia:

verification of arrival
names and details of wives and children

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Naturalization Information for Genealogists by Ilene Kanfer Murray

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Relevant U.S. and international laws	Naturalization Act (1790) · Naturalization Act (1795) · 14th Amendment (1868) · Naturalization Act (1870) · Page Act (1875) · Chinese Exclusion (1882) · Naturalization Act (1906) · Gentlemen's Agreement (1907) · Emergency Quota Act (1921) · Immigration Act (1924) · Tydings–McDuffie Act (1934) · Filipino Repatriation Act (1935) · Bracero Program (1942–64) · Magnuson Act (1943) · UN Refugee Convention (1951) · INS Act (1952) · INS Act (1965) · IRCA (1986) · Immigration Act (1990) · IIRIRA (1996) · NACARA (1997) · REAL ID Act (2005) · Secure Fence Act (2006)

Visas and policies	U.S. Visas (Permanent residence · Visa Waiver Program · Temporary protected status · Asylum in the U.S. · Green Card Lottery) US-VISIT · Security Advisory Opinion · E-Verify · 287(g)

Government organizations	Depart. of Homeland Security · Immigration and Customs Enforcement · U.S. Border Patrol · U.S. Customs and Border Protection · INS · Board of Immigration Appeals

Related Supreme Court cases	United States v. Wong Kim Ark (1898) · United States v. Brignoni-Ponce (1975) · Chamber of Commerce v. Whiting (2011)

Related issues and events	Economic impact · Guest worker program · Human trafficking · Human smuggling · Immigration reform · Immigration reduction · Labor shortage · March for America · Population · Reverse immigration · 2006 protests · List of people deported from the U.S. · US-Mexico border

Proposed legislation	DREAM Act (2001–2010) · H.R. 4437 (2005) · McCain-Kennedy (2005) · SKIL (2006) · S. 2611 (2006) · STRIVE Act (2007) · Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act (2007) · Uniting American Families Act (2000–2011)

Immigration stations	Ellis Island · Angel Island ·

Operations	Wetback (1954) · Peter Pan (1960–62) · Babylift (1975) · Gatekeeper (1994) · Endgame (2003–2012) · Front Line (2004–2005) · Return to Sender (2006–2007)

State Legislation	CA DREAM Act (2006–2010) · Arizona SB 1070 (2010) · Alabama HB 56 (2011)

Non-government organizations	Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of L.A. · Coalition for Comprehensive Immigration Reform · National Immigration Forum · Center for Community Change · We Are America Alliance · CASA of Maryland · Mexica Movement · Mexicans Without Borders · Federation for American Immigration Reform · Minuteman Project · Minuteman Civil Defense Corps · California Coalition for Immigration Reform · Save Our State · Center for Immigration Studies · NumbersUSA · Negative Population Growth · Migration Policy Institute · Utah Compact

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