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Signed the Immigration and Nationality Act (Hart-Celler Act)

President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, abolishing the National Origins Formula and establishing a new preference system based on family reunification and skilled immigrants.

Signed the Immigration and Nationality Act (Hart-Celler Act)

The law fundamentally changed U.S. immigration policy, opening immigration from Asia, Africa, and other regions and reshaping the country's demographic and political landscape for decades.

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