Luce–Celler Act

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Luce–Celler Act
Harry Truman
on July 2, 1946
Not to be confused with the
Hart–Celler Act
of 1965.
U.S. President Harry Truman signing into law the Luce–Celler Act in 1946[1]

The Luce–Celler Act of 1946, Pub. L. No. 79-483, 60 Stat. 416, is an Act of the United States Congress which provided a quota of 100 Filipinos[2] and 100 Indians from Asia to immigrate to the United States per year,[3] which for the first time allowed these people to naturalize as American citizens.[4][5] Upon becoming citizens, these new Americans could own property under their names and even petition for their immediate family members from abroad.[6]

The Act was proposed by Republican

barred from immigrating without the Act.[7]

Prior to 1946, Indian nationals were not eligible to naturalize in the United States.[8][9] They were also not allowed to obtain any form of permanent residency, a legal status introduced later under the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952.

See also

References

  1. ^ "PBS - Roots in the Sand - the Archives". PBS.
  2. ISBN 978-0-313-35786-2
    . Retrieved 7 February 2011.
  3. ISBN 978-0-313-35786-2
    . Retrieved 7 February 2011.
  4. ^ "The US has come a long way since its first, highly restrictive naturalization law". Public Radio International. July 4, 2016. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
  5. ISBN 978-0-231-11511-7
    . Retrieved 7 February 2011.
  6. ISBN 978-0-7385-5624-6. Retrieved 7 February 2012. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |agency= ignored (help
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  7. ISBN 978-1-59213-262-1
    . Retrieved 7 February 2012. The Philippines was granted independence in 1946, and Filipinos, then barred from immigration along with individuals from other countries in the "Eastern Hemisphere," were allotted 100 immigration slots (Yu 1980).
  8. ^ See United States v. Bhagat Singh Thind; "In the Matter of K". Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA). Casetext.com. May 26, 1945. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
  9. ISBN 978-0-19-022118-8
    .
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