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Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 (Hart-Celler Act) - Immigration History. 1965. This law set the main principles for immigration regulation still enforced today. It applied a system of preferences for family reunification (75 percent), employment (20 percent), and. refugees.
Oct 15, 2015 · Commemorating the 50th anniversary of passage of the Immigration Act of 1965, a symposium with distinguished experts on the political and policy dynamics that came together to make the law possible, how it changed the U.S. legal immigration system and the country's demographics, and what these and other changes mean for the nation’s future.
Sep 17, 2015 · The Immigration Act of 1965 abolished this quota system and eliminated the formally racial character of immigration to the United States. The act aimed for immigration law to distinguish between hemispheres of origin, instead of discriminating on the basis of ethnicity or race.
In 2015, the United States marks the 50th anniversary of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, which radically shifted U.S. policy away from selecting immigrants by national origin.
May 9, 2006 · 1965 Immigration Law Changed Face of America. May 9, 20063:35 PM ET. Heard on All Things Considered. Jennifer Ludden. Listen. Playlist. President Lyndon B. Johnson (center) signs the sweeping...
Oct 2, 2015 · October 2, 2015. The 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act, whose 50th anniversary comes on October 3, officially committed the United States, for the first time, to accepting immigrants of...
Commemorating the 50th anniversary of passage of the Immigration Act of 1965, this Migration Policy Institute (MPI) symposium featured distinguished experts discussing the political and policy dynamics that came together to make the law possible, how it changed the.
