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Background. The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 marked a radical break from U.S. immigration policies of the past. Since Congress restricted naturalized citizenship to "white persons" in 1790, laws restricted immigration from Asia and Africa, and gave preference to Northern and Western Europeans over Southern and Eastern Europeans.
- 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
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...
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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. (5 percent) and for the first time capped immigration from the within Americas.
Aug 12, 2019 · The 1965 Act Aimed to Eliminate Race Discrimination in Immigration. In 1960, Pew notes, 84 percent of U.S. immigrants were born in Europe or Canada; 6 percent were from Mexico, 3.8 percent...
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Oct 15, 2015 · ARTICLE: Signed into law 50 years ago, the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 had several unintended consequences that have had a profound effect on the flow of immigrants to the United States and contributed to the transformation of the U.S. demographic profile.
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Oct 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 all nationalities...