What If LBJ’s 1965 Immigration Act Never Happened?
WHAT IF LBJ’S 1965 IMMIGRATION ACT NEVER HAPPENED?
The most transformative act that ended up reshaping America into the nation we live in today was undoubtedly the Immigration and Nationality Act enacted nearly six decades ago. It was signed into law on October 3, 1965 by President Lyndon B. Johnson. If ever there was a clear demarcation date, a “before” and “after” moment on American national identity, that instant–with LBJ and ink pen in hand–was it.
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