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4 days ago · The Immigration Act of 1990 represented a major overhaul of U.S. immigration policy, introducing several key provisions that shaped immigration trends in the following decades. Among its provisions were the expansion of employment-based immigration visas, the establishment of the Diversity Visa Program, and revisions to family-based immigration ...
5 days ago · From 1941 to 1950, 1,035,000 people immigrated to the U.S., including 226,000 from Germany, 139,000 from the United Kingdom, 171,000 from Canada, 60,000 from Mexico, and 57,000 from Italy. [76] The Displaced Persons Act of 1948 finally allowed the displaced people of World War II to start immigrating. [77]
4 days ago · Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) was enacted in 1952. Although frequently amended, the Act still forms the basic structure of immigration law in the United States. Prior to enactment of the INA, immigration law was governed by a variety of statutes but they were not consolidated in one location.
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2 days ago · As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s continued efforts to enhance the security of our border and deliver more timely consequences for those encountered who do not have a legal basis to remain in the United States, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), through U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would allow ...
2 days ago · Florida Grand Jury Presents Options for State Action on Illegal Immigration. Intro Montage. Voices in the opening montage: Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference. Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad. President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act. Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition ...
3 days ago · A Senate hearing focused on young immigrant youth known as "Dreamers," including DACA recipients, and possible avenues to create pathways for their legalization shows the growing political divide ...
1 day ago · In Nken, the Supreme Court assessed whether a petition to “stay” a Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) removal order amounted to a request for a stay or an injunction. 17 The practical stakes of this distinction were particularly high because a statute — the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 18 (IIRIRA ...
