GE CLST 20A Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Civil Rights Act Of 1964, Immigration And Nationality Act Of 1965, Bracero Program
17 Nov 2016
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1924 legislation prior to this decreased immigration down to almost nothing. There were small categories that came in, but very few. 1965 had support from a lot of different people for different reasons. Politically, we see ourselves as a global power post wwii. Economically, we want to bring certain kinds of people in, like professional workers. Egalitarian values; national origins made immigration down to zero, so when we open up again, we will allow people to come in from everywhere. Humanitarian: family reunification became a key part of the. If an immigrant was here, his spouse, parents, and children can all come (bring in european relatives) Follows the 1964 civil rights act: we"re not going to discriminate based on race, creed, religion, sex, and national origin. People felt like they didn"t want to be accused of being discriminating against people from certain countries. At the signing ceremony, johnson said that this bill isn"t a revolutionary bill.
