Pub.L. 82–414

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Immigration law United States federal statute

Pub.L. 82–414 is the public law designation for the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, a foundational U.S. statute that comprehensively restructured federal immigration and naturalization policy.

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Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Immigration law ⓘ United States federal statute ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	McCarran–Walter Act ⓘ
amendedBy	Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 ⓘ Immigration Act of 1990 ⓘ Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 ⓘ Immigration and Nationality Act ⓘ surface form: Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
appliesTo	aliens present in the United States ⓘ aliens seeking entry to the United States ⓘ
codifiedIn	Title 8 of the United States Code ⓘ
contains	provisions related to communism and subversive activities ⓘ security and ideological exclusion provisions ⓘ
continues	national-origins quota system from earlier immigration laws ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
created	comprehensive statutory framework for U.S. immigration and nationality ⓘ
defines	categories of immigrants and nonimmigrants ⓘ grounds for deportation ⓘ grounds for exclusion ⓘ procedures for naturalization ⓘ
enactedBy	82nd United States Congress ⓘ
foundationFor	modern U.S. immigration law ⓘ
governs	grounds of deportability ⓘ grounds of inadmissibility ⓘ immigrant visas ⓘ loss of nationality ⓘ naturalization requirements ⓘ nonimmigrant visas ⓘ removal procedures ⓘ
hasTitle	McCarran–Walter Act ⓘ surface form: Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952
includes	national-origins quota system ⓘ
introduced	preferences for skilled workers and relatives of U.S. citizens and permanent residents ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States government ⓘ surface form: federal government of the United States
language	English ⓘ
legalStatus	amended and in force, as codified in the U.S. Code ⓘ
namedFor	Francis E. Walter NERFINISHED ⓘ Pat McCarran ⓘ
publicLawNumber	Pub.L. 82–414 self-link ⓘ
repealed	Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 ⓘ surface form: Chinese Exclusion Acts various Asian exclusion statutes ⓘ
restructured	federal immigration policy of the United States ⓘ federal naturalization policy of the United States ⓘ
shortTitle	Immigration and Nationality Act ⓘ
signedBy	President Harry S. Truman ⓘ surface form: Harry S. Truman
signingDate	1952-06-27 ⓘ
statutesAtLargeCitation	66 Stat. 163 ⓘ
subject	immigration to the United States ⓘ nationality law ⓘ naturalization ⓘ

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