Immigration And Nationality Act

The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) is a piece of legislation that relates specifically to the process of immigration. It acts in co-operation with other pieces of American legislation to address all types of immigration. This includes everything from temporary admission to the United States and naturalization of immigrants to the prohibition, detainment and removal of unwanted aliens. The legislation originated in 1952. It was originally called the McCarran-Walter Bill of 1952, Public Law No. 82-414. A conglomerate work, the Immigration and Nationality Act is also contained within the United States Code (USC). You may specifically locate it in Title 8 of the USC. The INA has been amended several times over the years since its passage. Amendment legislation has established a preference or priority system as well as removing certain racial barriers in the INA.

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  • In 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed the amendment striking down the racially bias quotas of the 1952 INA.
  • The last major overhaul of the INA took place with the passage of the Immigration Act of 1990.

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