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  1. 2 days ago · Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 (Hart–Celler Act) This all changed with the passage of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 , a by-product of the civil rights movement and one of President Lyndon Johnson's Great Society programs.

  2. Apr 25, 2024 · more... From Press Office: Senator John F. Kennedy, Immigration and Naturalization Laws. Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965. John F. Kennedy ADL Address, 'We Are A Nation of Immigrants' more... Letter to the President of the Senate and to the Speaker of the House on Revision of the Immigration Laws (From John F. Kennedy)

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  4. May 7, 2024 · Legislative History for the Immigration and Nationality Act (Pub. L. 82-414) Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) (original public law version) The INA is Public Law No. 82-414 and is published in the Statutes at Large at 66 Stat. 163. Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, Pub. L. No. 89-236, 79 Stat. 911 (1965)

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  5. Apr 22, 2024 · On August 25, the House passed H.R. 2580 by a vote of 318 to 95 and on Septemer 22, the Senate passed the bill by a voice vote. President Johnson signed the Immigration and Nationality Act into law on October 3, 1965.

  6. May 2, 2024 · Until immigration laws were reformed by the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, the restrictive quota system remained in place. Refinements and interpretations 1966 to 2001

  7. 4 days ago · The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 (H.R. 2580; Pub.L. 89–236, 79 Stat. 911, enacted June 30, 1968), also known as the Hart–Celler Act, changed the way quotas were allocated by ending the National Origins Formula that had been in place in the United States since the Emergency Quota Act of 1921.

  8. Apr 27, 2024 · 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act. In 1965, Congress overhauled the immigration system, eliminating the national origins system introduced in 1924. The new law prioritized reunifying families, employment, and refugees. Immigration from each country was capped at 20,000, and for the first time, this included those from the American hemisphere.