"...those who do come [to the American Nation] will come because of what they are, and not because of the land from which they sprung. When the earliest settlers poured into a wild continent there was no one to ask where they came from. The only question was: Were they sturdy enough to make the journey, were they strong enough to clear the land, were they enduring enough to make a home for freedom, and were they brave enough to die for liberty if it became necessary to do so?...They were all Americans."
~President Lyndon B. Johnson, Remarks at the Signing of the Immigration Bill, Liberty Island, New York
Non-Restrictive Immigration
World War II brought great change to the American immigration system. However, many non-restrictive laws failed to significantly alter legislation until the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, which majorly reformed American immigration policy.
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