The Patriot Act strengthened the powers of the border guards, for example by removing any limitations on the number of people employed in it and by securing additional funds.
The link to immigration is that it would limit illegal immigration to the US and make the process of entering US soil more difficult.
He is living in an institutional care setting, also called congregant care. This might might a nursing home, a skilled nursing facility, or a group care home.
Tolerance according to the middle colonies was religious tolerance. in the middle colonies there was a great amount of diversity when it came to religions. some people use the metaphor "a melting pot" but some would say "pressure cooker"
