Timeline Sunday 3 October 1965

Events on Sunday 3 October 1965 1

• 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 signed US abolishes national-origin immigration quotas The Hart-Celler Act, signed by President Johnson on 3 October 1965, abolished the national-origins quota system that had favored immigrants from northern and western Europe since the 1920s. It established a new system prioritizing family reunification and skilled labor. The law reshaped US demographics over the following decades by dramatically increasing immigration from Asia and Latin America.