Lyndon Baines Johnson3 October 1965
Signs the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 at Liberty Island, ending the national origins quota system.
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Signs the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 at Liberty Island, ending the national origins quota system.
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