1965 Immigration and Nationality Act

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1965_Immigration_and_Nationality_Act
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Hart–Celler_Act
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Immigration_and_Nationality_Act_of_1952
gptkbp:category gptkb:Presidency_of_Lyndon_B._Johnson
1965 in American law
Immigration law
United States federal immigration and nationality legislation
gptkbp:cosponsor gptkb:Philip_Hart
gptkbp:dateEnacted October 3, 1965
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:89th_United_States_Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act
gptkbp:impact increased immigration from Asia, Africa, and Latin America
gptkbp:locationSigned gptkb:Liberty_Island,_New_York
gptkbp:publicLawNumber gptkb:Pub.L._89–236
gptkbp:purpose abolish national origins quota system
establish new immigration policy based on reuniting immigrant families and attracting skilled labor
gptkbp:repealedBy gptkb:National_Origins_Formula
gptkbp:section gptkb:Title_II,_Section_202
gptkb:Title_II,_Section_203
Title II, Section 201
Title II, Section 204
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:Emanuel_Celler
gptkbp:startDate June 30, 1968
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Indonesian_Americans
gptkb:South_Asian_Americans
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6