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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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gptkbp:amendedBy
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gptkb:Immigration_and_Nationality_Act_of_1952
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gptkbp:annualCap
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120,000 from Western Hemisphere
170,000 from Eastern Hemisphere
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gptkbp:citation
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gptkb:Pub.L._89–236
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gptkbp:cosponsor
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gptkb:Philip_Hart
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gptkbp:effect
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increased immigration from Asia, Africa, and Latin America
changed demographic composition of U.S. immigrants
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gptkbp:enactedBy
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gptkb:89th_United_States_Congress
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Hart-Celler Act
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gptkbp:introducedFamilyReunification
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true
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gptkbp:introducedSkillsBasedImmigration
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true
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gptkbp:legacy
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foundation for modern U.S. immigration law
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gptkbp:locationSigned
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gptkb:Liberty_Island,_New_York
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gptkbp:officialName
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gptkb:Immigration_and_Nationality_Act_of_1965
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gptkbp:perCountryLimit
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20,000 per country
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gptkbp:purpose
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abolish national origins quota system
establish new immigration policy based on reuniting immigrant families and attracting skilled labor
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gptkbp:quotaSystem
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eliminated national origins quotas
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkb:Immigration_policy_of_the_United_States
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gptkbp:repealedBy
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gptkb:National_Origins_Formula
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gptkbp:signedBy
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gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
October 3, 1965
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gptkbp:sponsor
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gptkb:Emanuel_Celler
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:post-1965_Immigration_Act
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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