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Dec 3, 2013 · The U.S. Immigration and Nationality Act, Section 212 denies entry to people who have had a physical or mental disorder that could pose a “threat to the property, safety or welfare’’ of...
- Sian Ferguson
In 1952 Congress passed the omnibus Immigration and Naturalization Act, also known as the McCarran-Walter Act. In typical Cold War language, McCarran described the law as a necessary weapon to preserve “this Nation, the last hope of Western Civilization.”
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Among US citizens, 32% reported personally knowing someone who has been detained or deported. In multivariable analyses, US citizens who personally knew a detained or deported migrant were more likely to report anxiety, depression, and greater psychological distress.
- Miguel Pinedo, Carmen R. Valdez
- 2020
The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 was debated and passed in the context of Cold War -era fears and suspicions of infiltrating Soviet and communist spies and sympathizers within American institutions and federal government.
- June 27, 1952
- 8 U.S.C.: Aliens and Nationality
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.
To revise the laws relating to immigration, naturalization, and nationality; and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act, divided into titles, chapters, and sections according to the
The 1952 Act also encouraged immigrants who had special skills or who were relatives of American citizens. The 1952 bill was passed during a time of anxiety in the United States. Since the end of WWII, the US had already become engaged in an ideological conflict with the Soviet Union.
