Public Law 82-324

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:McCarran-Walter_Act
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Immigration_and_Nationality_Act_of_1965
gptkbp:codifiedIn gptkb:8_U.S.C._ch._12
gptkbp:containsProvision established preferences for skilled workers and relatives of U.S. citizens
created the modern framework for U.S. immigration law
introduced security-based exclusions and deportations
allowed for naturalization of Asian immigrants
codified grounds for exclusion and deportation
established procedures for denaturalization
established procedures for loss of citizenship
established quotas for immigrants
retained national origins quota system
abolished racial restrictions in immigration and naturalization
gptkbp:dateEnacted June 27, 1952
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Public Law 82-324
gptkbp:purpose to revise the laws relating to immigration, naturalization, and nationality
gptkbp:repealedPortionsOf gptkb:Immigration_Act_of_1924
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Harry_S._Truman
gptkbp:startDate December 24, 1952
gptkbp:subject gptkb:citizenship
immigration law
gptkbp:title gptkb:Immigration_and_Nationality_Act_of_1952
gptkbp:vetoedBy gptkb:Harry_S._Truman
gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:National_Day_of_Prayer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5