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Aug 12, 2019 · How the Immigration Act of 1965 Changed the Face of America. The act put an end to long-standing national-origin quotas that favored those from northern and western Europe. By: Lesley Kennedy.
- Lesley Kennedy
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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.
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.
Apr 19, 2023 · More than eighty-six million people immigrated to the United States between 1783 and 2019.Those immigrants have contributed to the economic and social fabric of the United States—a country revered...
Jan 16, 2019 · January 16, 20191:45 PM ET. Heard on Fresh Air. By. Dave Davies. 36-Minute Listen. Playlist. For many years, U.S. immigration favored immigrants from northern Europe. NPR correspondent Tom...
May 9, 2006 · In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed an immigration law that led to profound demographic shifts in America. It marked a break from past U.S. policy, which had discriminated against non ...
