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McCarran-Walter Act

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Intro to Political Science

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The McCarran-Walter Act, passed in 1952, is a United States federal law that revised the nation's immigration laws, removing race as an outright barrier to immigration and establishing a quota system based on nationality and skills. It also allowed the government to deny entry or citizenship to individuals believed to be involved in subversive activities.

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