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Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 Abolished the "national-origins" quota and doubled the number of immigrants allowed to enter annually. Allowed close family members to be excluded from the count.
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(1906) establishment of the Immigration and Naturalization...
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According to Congress, what was the purpose of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965? The purpose of the law was to reunite families and encourage people with specific skills to immigrate to the U.S.
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 year 1910, this system drastically limited the immigration from southern/eastern Europe. Immigration Act of 1924.
National Origins Act (1929) used 1920 as the quota base, virtually cut immigration in half by limiting the total to 152,574 people per year. Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like Alien & Sedition Act (1798), Chinese Exclusion Act (1882), Immigration Act of 1917 and more.
