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President Johnson Ushers in a New Era in U.S. Immigration Policy
In 1965 the Immigration and Nationality Act Amendments, also known as the Hart-Celler Act, were signed by President Johnson, ending the quota system which had guided U.S. immigration policy since the 1920s and which had given overwhelming preference [...]
A Congressman Denounces Immigration Quotas as "Un-American" (short version, with text supports)
Restrictions on immigration, largely aimed at would-be migrants from Southern and Eastern Europe, gained considerable popular support during the 1920s. Anti-immigrant sentiment culminated in the Quota Act of 1921, which effectively reduced [...]
Tags: Constitution and Government, Immigration Quota Laws, Italian Immigration, Jewish Immigration, Reading Supports
Item Type: Speech
Historical Era: Modern America (1914-1929)