McCarran-Walter Act of 1952

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Statements (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:addressed national security concerns
gptkbp:allows communists_from_entering_the_United_States
naturalization_of_Asian_immigrants
gptkbp:amends Immigration and Nationality Act Amendments of 1965
by_the_Immigration_Act_of_1990
gptkbp:challenges in courts for its constitutionality
gptkbp:controversy for several years before passage
gptkbp:criticism due to its anti-communist provisions
for racial discrimination in immigration
gptkbp:effectiveDate December 24, 1952
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
gptkbp:established preference system for immigration
the_Immigration_and_Naturalization_Service_(INS)_authority
during_the_Red_Scare
gptkbp:has a compromise between various political factions.
gptkbp:hasDepartment immigration from certain countries
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label McCarran-Walter Act of 1952
gptkbp:includes provisions for deportation
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:the_McCarthy_era
subsequent immigration laws
Cold_War_immigration_policies
gptkbp:is_part_of the_broader_context_of_post-World_War_II_immigration_reform
gptkbp:is_supported_by by labor unions
gptkbp:landmark in_U.S._immigration_history
gptkbp:led_to increased_immigration_from_Europe
gptkbp:legal_representation on June 27, 1952
gptkbp:mandates the exclusion of homosexuals
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Pat_McCarran
gptkb:John_W._Walter
gptkbp:opposedBy by civil rights organizations
gptkbp:predecessor by_the_Immigration_Act_of_1990
gptkbp:provides for refugee admissions
gptkbp:relatedTo Immigration_policy_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:renovated Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952
gptkbp:requires security checks for immigrants
gptkbp:sets annual immigration quotas
gptkbp:signature gptkb:Harry_S._Truman
gptkbp:updates number of visas for skilled workers
gptkbp:was_a_response_to the_need_for_labor_in_the_U.S.