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   The McCarran-Walter Act reformed some of the obvious discriminatory provisions in immigration law. While the law provided quotas for all nations and ended racial restrictions on citizenship, it expanded immigration enforcement and retained offensive national origins quotas.

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   The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 deemed immigrants who were anarchists or members of or affiliated with the Communist Party or any other totalitarian organizations that plan to overthrow the United States as deportable immigrants.

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   What changes were made to immigration policy in the 1952 Act?

   • There were other positive changes to the implementation of immigration policy in the 1952 Act. One was the creation of a system of preferences which served to help American consuls abroad prioritize visa applicants in countries with heavily oversubscribed quotas.

   The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (The McCarran-Walter Act)

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   What did the Immigration & Nationality Act of 1952 do?

   • The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 upheld the national origins quota system established by the Immigration Act of 1924, reinforcing this controversial system of immigrant selection. It also ended Asian exclusion from immigrating to the United States and introduced a system of preferences based on skill sets and family reunification.

   The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (The McCarran-Walter Act)

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   How did the McCarran-Walter Act affect immigrants?

   • The 1952 McCarran-Walter Act allowed first-generation Japanese American immigrants to become US citizens while keeping African Caribbean immigrants out. The icon indicates free access to the linked research on JSTOR. The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 opened some doors and slammed others shut.

   The End of Asian Exclusion, the Beginning of Caribbean Exclusion

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   Why was the 1952 Immigration Act so controversial?

   • Passage of the 1952 Immigration Act was hotly contested, and even today, the Act is widely recognized as one of the most controversial pieces of legislation in American history. The inclusion of the widely popular Asian immigration and naturalization provisions proved key to the legislation's successful passage through Congress.

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4. encyclopedia.densho.org › Immigration_Act_of_1952Immigration Act of 1952 | Densho Encyclopedia

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   May 14, 2024 · Print Cite. A Cold War measure, the 1952 Immigration Act formally ended Asian exclusion as a feature of U.S. immigration policy, even as it strengthened the powers of the federal government to detain and prosecute suspected subversives.

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   Jul 24, 2009 · The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (INA) rivals the tax code in the level of detail, confusion, and absurd consequences produced by years of layering on provisions without systematically reviewing their results.

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   The major qualitative (i.e. those determining eligibility of individual aliens to be United States), were contained in the Immigration Act of 1917. titative (quota) restrictions were enacted with the Alien Registration 1940. Additional exclusionary provisions applying to subversives.

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   There were other positive changes to the implementation of immigration policy in the 1952 Act. One was the creation of a system of preferences which served to help American consuls abroad prioritize visa applicants in countries with heavily oversubscribed quotas.

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   Oct 7, 2023 · The 1952 McCarran-Walter Act allowed first-generation Japanese American immigrants to become US citizens while keeping African Caribbean immigrants out. Pat McCarran. By: Matthew Wills. October 7, 2023. 3 minutes. The icon indicates free access to the linked research on JSTOR.