Pub.L. 89–236

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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 immigration law
1965 in American law
gptkbp:citation gptkb:79_Stat._911
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:89th_United_States_Congress
gptkbp:focus immigration policy reform
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pub.L. 89–236
gptkbp:impact increased immigration from Asia, Africa, and Latin America
gptkbp:locationSigned gptkb:Liberty_Island,_New_York
gptkbp:longTitle An Act to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes.
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Immigration_and_Nationality_Act_of_1965
gptkbp:purpose abolish national origins quota system
establish new immigration policy based on reuniting immigrant families and attracting skilled labor
gptkbp:repealedBy national origins quota system
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
October 3, 1965
gptkbp:startDate June 30, 1968
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Immigration_and_Nationality_Act_of_1965
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5