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Then, in 1952, Congress passed the McCarran-Walter Act, which essentially made naturalization colorblind. In other words, anyone admitted as an immigrant could apply for citizenship. "By eliminating racial discrimination in naturalization, it helped change the whole pattern after that," says Roger Daniels, professor emeritus of history at the University of Cincinnati and author of several authoritative books on immigration. "Not a lot of Europeans came immediately after the 1952 act, but many recent immigrants, especially Asians who had not been able to naturalize, were able to become citizens."
U.S. Congressman Phil Gingrey has introduced H.R. 938, the Nuclear Family Priority Act. This legislation closes the “chain migration” loophole whereby the extended families of legal immigrants are obtaining visas to come to America. So-called “chain migration” – which gives visa priority to the cousins, adult children and distant relatives of legal immigrants – creates a back-log of visa applicants and lets genealogy – not job skills, education or English proficiency – determine who immigrates to our country.
“Chain migration goes against the American tradition of fairness,” said Gingrey. “I don’t understand why we are giving someone’s second-cousin visa priority over someone with good job skills and an education. As a father, I absolutely understand the importance of uniting nuclear families so spouses and young children can stay together. But chain migration isn’t a nuclear family program – it’s an intergenerational relocation program. America was founded on the idea that anyone can succeed through skill and hard work. Our immigration system shouldn’t be sending the message that family lineage is more important that work ethic and education.”
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