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Mar 5, 2010 · The Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965, also known as the Hart-Celler Act, abolished an earlier quota system based on national origin and established a new immigration policy based on...
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Background. Legislative history. Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 in the 89th Congress. Congressional Hearings. The voting of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965. Enactment. Provisions. Immediate impact on quota immigrant admissions. Wages under Foreign Certification. Legacy. See also. References. Further reading. External links.
- 1 December 1965; 57 years ago, 1 July 1968; 55 years ago
- the 89th United States Congress
- An Act to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act
- 8 U.S.C.: Aliens and Nationality
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The Immigration Act of 1965, then, comprised a complex of measures that promoted both greater inclusions and greater exclusions. The chief gain on the inclusionary side of the register was, of course, the abolition of the national origins quota system.
Oct 15, 2015 · The Significance of the 1965 Act, Then and Now. The historic significance of the 1965 law was to repeal national-origins quotas, in place since the 1920s, which had ensured that immigration to the United States was primarily reserved for European immigrants.
Until 1965, the national-origins quotas created a preference for immigration from countries in Northwestern Europe, loosely restricted immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe, and tightly restricted immigration from Asia, Africa, and the colonized Caribbean.
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.
