American immigration laws: the Chinese Exclusion Act, the national-origins Immigration Act of 1924, the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 and the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. A statute belongs here when its cited article describes an American federal law on admission, exclusion or legalisation of immigrants. It excludes the acts of other countries. The exclusion acts and the later reform acts are both admitted, since the cited articles treat them as one American statutory line.
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Chinese Exclusion Act (Wikipedia)
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The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was a United States federal law signed by President Chester A. Arthur on May 6, 1882, prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers for 10 years.
Hart-Celler Act (Wikipedia)
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The law abolished the National Origins Formula, which had been the basis of U.S. immigration policy since the 1920s.
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (Wikipedia)
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The Immigration Reform and Control Act legalized most undocumented immigrants who had arrived in the country prior to January 1, 1982.
Immigration Act of 1924, Wikipedia
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The Immigration Act of 1924, also known as the Johnson-Reed Act, or National Origins Act (Pub. L. 68-139, 43 Stat. 153, enacted May 26, 1924), was a United States federal law that prevented immigration from Asia and set quotas on the number of immigrants from other nations.
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