Immigration Act of 1965

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Filipino_Americans
gptkb:National_Origins_Act_of_1924
gptkb:Emergency_Quota_Act
gptkbp:addressed labor shortages in the U. S.
gptkbp:allows refugee admissions
refugees to enter the U. S.
gptkbp:amended_by gptkb:Illegal_Immigration_Reform_and_Immigrant_Responsibility_Act_of_1996
gptkb:Border_Security,_Economic_Opportunity,_and_Immigration_Modernization_Act_of_2013
gptkb:Comprehensive_Immigration_Reform_Act_of_2007
gptkb:Homeland_Security_Act_of_2002
gptkb:American_Dream_and_Promise_Act_of_2019
gptkb:Immigration_Reform_and_Control_Act_of_1986
gptkb:U._S._Citizenship_Act_of_2021
immigration policies of the U. S.
gptkbp:created preference system for skilled workers
gptkbp:effective_date October 3, 1965
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:established family reunification as a priority
gptkbp:historical_debate in Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Immigration Act of 1965
gptkbp:impact changed the demographic makeup of the U. S. population
gptkbp:increased immigration from Africa
immigration from Asia
gptkbp:influenced subsequent immigration policies
U. S. foreign relations
subsequent immigration reform efforts
gptkbp:is_aimed_at eliminate national origin quotas
gptkbp:is_associated_with the end of the quota system
gptkbp:is_cited_in discussions about immigration reform
gptkbp:is_considered a landmark legislation in U. S. history
gptkbp:is_criticized_for nativist groups
during its passage
gptkbp:is_implemented_in by the Immigration and Naturalization Service
gptkbp:is_opposed_by restrictionist groups
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:political_movement
gptkb:Great_Society_programs
U. S. legislative history
gptkbp:is_recognized_by a significant change in U. S. immigration policy
gptkbp:is_referenced_in academic studies on immigration
gptkbp:is_supported_by President Lyndon B. Johnson
civil rights advocates
gptkbp:led_to increased Asian immigration
increased diversity in U. S. immigration
increased immigration from the Middle East
gptkbp:mandates 20,000 per country for immigration
gptkbp:passes_through with bipartisan support
gptkbp:repealed_by gptkb:Asian_Exclusion_Act
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Immigration_Act_of_1924
gptkbp:resulted_in increased immigration from Latin America
gptkbp:signed_by gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
October 3, 1965
gptkbp:updates immigration enforcement practices
U. S. immigration law framework