Fighting Communism WITH IMMIGRATION
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Clarissa Martinez, the director of immigration for the National Council of La Raza, the largest Latino civil rights organization in the United States.
Excerpt from Dan Stein on Sen. Kennedy and the 1965 Immigration Law.
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The Immigration AND NATIONALITY Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter Act)
In 1952, Congress broadened immigration by removing ethnic bars and directing the focus of immigration policy to family reunification and special skills.
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"Since the enactment of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, Congress has on several occasions enacted special legislation to permit the reuniting of families by providing for the admission of close relatives of U.S. citizens."
~Senate, Amending the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for Other Purposes
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Strangely enough, President Truman opposed the bill before its enactment over his veto. The truth was that quotas remained standing, and Americans still disliked Communism. The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 initiated vigorous political tests to prevent Communists from entering, and the Cold War only heightened this paranoia. The act earned a restrictive reputation in spite of revising previous laws.
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