Incredible Photos Of Immigrants Arriving At Ellis Island

Immigration Reforms

Fortunately, many of the discriminatory policies which had been put into place by previous administrations were later revoked. In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed a new bill, the Hart-Cellar Act, which abolished the quota system along with many discriminatory policies which kept people from entering the United States on the basis of national origin. It allowed people from many countries who had previously been barred entry to enter the United States. It also allowed for refugees to seek asylum in the United States, allowing them to enter the country under a separate quota.