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A 1965 law that eliminated the discriminatory 1924 nationality quotas, established a slightly higher total limit on immigration, included provisions to ease the entry of immigrants with skills in high demand, and allowed immediate family members of legal residents in the United States to be admitted outside of the total numerical limit.
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 Abolished the national-origins quotas and providing for the admission each year of 170,000 immigrants from the Eastern Hemisphere and 120,000 from the Western Hemisphere
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Programs like Medicare and Medicaid were installed, giving certain rights to the elderly and the needy in terms of medicine and health maintenance. The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 abolished the nation origin quota and doubled the number of immigrants allowed to enter the US up to 290,000.
Immigration and Nationality Act (1965) This law made it easier for entire families to migrate and established "special categories" for political refugees. This act increased the amount of immigration.
Signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on October 3, 1965. The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, also known as the Hart–Celler Act and more recently as the 1965 Immigration Act, is a landmark federal law passed by the 89th United States Congress and signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson. [1]
Immigration Act of 1917. required a literacy test for new immigrants entering the US and barred immigration from most of the Asian-Pacific area, this law was passed over Wilson's veto. Immigration Act of 1921. Emergency Quota Act, limited the number of immigrants entering the US, allow 3% of the size of each nationality living in the US in the ...
