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Aug 12, 2019 · When the U.S. Congress passed—and President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law—the Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965, the move was largely seen as symbolic. "The bill will not...
- Lesley Kennedy
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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.
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The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 did not make it fully illegal for the United States government to discriminate against individuals, which included members of the LGBTQ+ community to be prohibited under the legislation.
- 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
The bill was actually introduced by the name of the Hart-Celler Act on January 15th of 1965. It was enacted, as Doris said, on October 3rd of 1965. but was actually passed by both chambers of the Congress on September 30th, so we're. actually celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the passage by both Houses of Congress.
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May 9, 2006 · After Kennedy's assassination, Congress passed, and President Lyndon Johnson, signed the Immigration and Naturalization Act. It leveled the immigration playing field, giving a nearly equal shot...
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.
