Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Immigration_and_Nationality_Act_of_1965
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:affects immigrants to the United States
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Hart–Celler_Act
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Immigration_and_Nationality_Act_of_1952
gptkbp:category gptkb:Acts_of_the_89th_United_States_Congress
immigration law
1965 in American law
gptkbp:citation gptkb:Pub.L._89–236
gptkbp:cosponsor gptkb:Philip_Hart
gptkbp:dateEnacted October 3, 1965
gptkbp:effect abolished national origins quota system
established new immigration policy based on reuniting immigrant families and attracting skilled labor
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
gptkbp:influenced demographic composition of the United States
immigration patterns to the United States
gptkbp:locationSigned gptkb:Liberty_Island,_New_York
gptkbp:publicLawNumber 89-236
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:National_Origins_Formula
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:Emanuel_Celler
gptkbp:statutesAtLargeCitation gptkb:79_Stat._911
gptkbp:title An Act to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ted_Kennedy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4