jan 1, 1952 - 1952 - The Immigration and National Origin Act of 1952 codified all of US immigration law into a single document. It divided immigrants into the groups of highly desirable, ordinary, and refugees. It further abolished the category of those ineligible for citizenship and opened Asia to immigration and citizenship in an extension of the Luce-Celler Act. This act was a major step forward in equality of immigration.
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jan 1, 1952
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~ 73 years ago