In 1965 Lyndon Baines Johnson managed to persuade Congress to pass a new Immigration Act. This new legislation brought to an end quotas based on national origin. Instead, the main factor of selection was the occupation of the applicant. Preference was given to those who had relatives already in the United States. Race, religion, colour and national origin, was no longer factors in the selective process.

 

 

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