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Congress
passed a 1965 law that nearly tripled
immigration over recent tradition
Questions
about the illustration above
• Does the bar graph include
illegal aliens?
• Why did Congress
change the law in 1965?
• Did Congress intend
such a huge increase in the numbers of immigrants?
• What was the context of the
1776-1965 era and what does that tradition have to do with today?
• Wasn't 1925-65
an era of anti-immigrant sentiment and low numbers that defied America's
traditional openness? What kind of tradition is that to want to imitate?
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