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Immigration reform proposal and historic U.S. quota history
President Johnson calls for liberalizing immigration laws ending the 40 year old Western Europe bias. The piece surveys past quotas from 1921 to 1952, notes opposition fears, and compares U.S. limits with other nations while weighing the need for skilled workers against potential shifts in quota allocations.
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Bert Mills
Washington
Johnson
Congress
Europe
Senate
House
John V. Lindsay
N.Y
U.S
Lindsay
United Kingdom
Ireland
Germany
Sweden
Norway
Italy
Cleveland
Taft
Wilson
Southeast Asia
Asia
McCarran-Walter
Truman
Great Britain
Poland
Hungary
Greece
Australia
Japan
Israel