The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965: A Revolutionary Reform-U.S.

Central Question
Learning Objective
Historical Background 
Primary Sources     
Excerpts from the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 
Congressional Testimonies from Myra C. Hacker and Senator Edward Kennedy, 1965         
Congressional Testimonies from Representatives Robert Sweeney and Emanuel Celler, 1965        
President Lyndon B. Johnson’s Remarks at the Signing of the Immigration Bill, 1965        
Interview with Ulises H., a Mexican Migrant, 1992   
Interview with Leslie Casterline, Texas Business Owner and Fisherman, 2008
Changes in Immigration from 1820–2009 (chart)
Project Questions
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