During deliberations about the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, some lawmakers wanted more liberal immigration laws, fearing that a restrictive quota system would lead to tension with ...

In 1953, Congress passed the Refugee Relief Act to allow in more immigrants who had used up their quotas. Between 1953 and 1956, 190,000 skilled and unskilled refugees entered the U.S. both ...

Immigration researcher Austin Kocher warns that reporting arrest quotas without context can amplify administration messaging ...

On this day in 1921, The United States Congress passes the Emergency Quota Act establishing national quotas on immigration. The Emergency Quota Act, also known as the Emergency Immigration Act of ...

Protests unfolding nationwide against President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda come as Immigration and Customs Enforcement races to meet White House arrest quotas.

The act lowered the quotas, ... The Immigration Act of 1990 was the first significant revision of immigration policy since the Immigration and Nationality Act and tried to address some of the ...