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The 1952 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held on November 4, 1952, in which Incumbent Republican Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. lost to Congressman and future President John F. Kennedy, the Democratic Party nominee.
- John F. Kennedy
- 51.34%
- Democratic
- 1,211,984
Summary. This attempt to reform immigration laws responded to long-standing criticisms that they crippled U.S. international relations.
May 22, 2013 · May 22, 2013. By Emilie Haertsch, Publications. Massachusetts will hold a special election on June 25 to fill the United States senate seat left vacant by John Kerry, whom President Obama appointed to Secretary of State in February.
Passed the Senate on May 22, 1952 ( voice vote [2]) Reported by the joint conference committee on May 23, 1952; agreed to by the House on June 10, 1952 (302–53 [3]) and by the Senate on June 11, 1952 ( voice vote [4]) Vetoed by President Harry S. Truman [5] on June 25, 1952.
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The Senate followed suit on June 27, 1952, voting 57-26. [6] [7] Provisions. National origins quota system. The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 modified the national origins quota system introduced by the Immigration Act of 1924, rescinding the earlier law's prohibition on Asian immigration.
Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) (1952): The INA comprises the foundation of Title 8 of the United States Code, the canon of federal law relating to immigration policy. The law amended the national origin quota system that existed at the time and also granted the President of the United States the authority to "suspend the entry of all ...
Almost as soon as that law was passed, Senators Edward Kennedy (a Democrat from Massachusetts) and Alan Simpson (a Republican from Wyoming) began work to change the Immigration and Nationality Act Amendments of 1965 (PL 89-236), which determined legal immigration into the United States.
