What did passage of the immigration act of 1965 accomplish?

The biggest accomplishment of Passage of Immigration act of 1965 was that it supported the Victims of Political Persecution.  

Further Explanation:-

Immigration and Nationality Act, well known as the Hart-Cellar act was passed during the 89th United States Congress and became a law by the signing of PresidentLyndon B. Johnson. This law abolishes the quota system which was based on national origin and this law implemented an advanced immigration policy. This act removed discrimination against South and Eastern Europeans from American Immigration policy. Asians were also part of this act. This act which was signed in 1965 had a dramatic effect on past policy which was related to immigration. This act preferences to be made in accordance with categories along with this.This act also placed some caps on immigration per country wise along with the caps on each category. Before this act came into force, there were almost half of the immigrants from European countries in United States as compared to just 6% from Asian countries but after this act, this scenario completely changed because within around 20 years of this act, there were only 16% Europeans and 31% of Asians in the United States. The biggest accomplishment of the Passage of Immigration act of 1965 was that it supported the Victims of Political Persecution.

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Grade – High School

Subject – History

Chapter – Immigration act 1965

Keywords – Immigration, Immigration Act, 1965, Politics, European, Asian United States, Immigration Policy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Discrimination.  

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