The Immigration Act Of 1965 and the Immigration Reform And Control Act Of 1986, both aimed to control the number of people of different nationalities allowed into the United States within a given year. The Immigration act of 1965, also known as the Hart-Celler Act was a reworking of the original Immigration Act Of 1926 which put in place yearly quotas on immigration based on nation of origin, mainly from Europe and Latin America. While the Reform and Control Act reassessment of immigrant status and reformation of the Hart-Celler Act.
The Immigration Act of 1965 was enacted to control immigration into the United States. People from all over were affected as they were trying to come to the country for a fresh start and to join the workforce. Although Mexicans and other Latinos took the brunt of the effects of the immigration limits since millions of latinos came to work in agriculture with the Bracero Program between 1942 and 1964. The Immigration Act severely lowered the amount of people that could enter the United States in any given year to 170,000, making it more difficult for immigrant workers to get into the country to find work as some did not fall under the needed skills preference. And for many wanting to relocate their families found they had more hurdles to jump through unless they or an immediate family …show more content…
came from, fearing mass deportations as they faced large unemployment numbers. Mexico was one of the countries hardest hit with unemployment at nearly 40%. People felt as if there was no other option seeing that it was difficult to find work to make money and support their families. That was the reason why Latinos and Latinas traveled all the way to the United States, they felt like there was no other option. Majority people that came to work in the U.S. so they could send money back home to their families to help pay bills and put food on the
The Immigration Act of 1965 was enacted to control immigration into the United States. People from all over were affected as they were trying to come to the country for a fresh start and to join the workforce. Although Mexicans and other Latinos took the brunt of the effects of the immigration limits since millions of latinos came to work in agriculture with the Bracero Program between 1942 and 1964. The Immigration Act severely lowered the amount of people that could enter the United States in any given year to 170,000, making it more difficult for immigrant workers to get into the country to find work as some did not fall under the needed skills preference. And for many wanting to relocate their families found they had more hurdles to jump through unless they or an immediate family …show more content…
came from, fearing mass deportations as they faced large unemployment numbers. Mexico was one of the countries hardest hit with unemployment at nearly 40%. People felt as if there was no other option seeing that it was difficult to find work to make money and support their families. That was the reason why Latinos and Latinas traveled all the way to the United States, they felt like there was no other option. Majority people that came to work in the U.S. so they could send money back home to their families to help pay bills and put food on the