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The 1952 Immigration and Nationality Act removed the contract labor restriction, introducing employment-based preferences for immigrants with economic potential, skills, and education.
- June 27, 1952
- 8 U.S.C.: Aliens and Nationality
This law initiated other significant reforms such as a preference system that prioritized immigration by skilled workers and then family reunification. As under the 1924 quota system, spouses, minor children, and parents of adult U.S. citizens were considered nonquota immigrants.
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Congress enacted the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, it explicitly stated in section 321 that a child born out of wedlock outside the United States and whose paternity had not been established by legitimation could acquire derivative citizenship through the naturalization of only
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Apr 21, 2023 · The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) provides two different definitions of “child.” [1] One definition of child applies to immigrant petitions and applications for lawful permanent residence. [2] . The other definition of child applies to citizenship and naturalization. [3]
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.
Jul 7, 2020 · Between 1952 and 1965, roughly 90% of Asian immigrants came to America outside of the quotas. The Act's naturalization provisions had wider impact. By striking down race as a basis for citizenship eligibility, the 1952 Act notably embedded the principle of color-blind citizenship as a feature of U.S. naturalization law.
Sep 22, 2017 · September 22, 2017. The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) of June 27, 1952, was a major revision of existing immigration and nationality law. It continued, with modifications, the essential elements of both the 1917 and 1924 Acts, as well as those provisions of the Internal Security Act of September 23, 1950, relating to the exclusion of ...
