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Progressive Paradox in Political Rhetoric: The Hart-Celler Immigration Act of 1965
… in a case study of the discourse surrounding the Hart-Celler Immigration Act of 1965, a landmark bill that claimed to end racial discrimination in immigration policy. Through an analysis of the deployment of the ideographs, I illustrate how ideologies that rank individuals based on perceived …
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Open hearts, closed doors : native Protestants, pluralism, and the "foreigner" in America, 1924-1965.
… 1965 when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Hart-Celler Act that overturned the national origins quota system. Though not cognizant of it at the time, Protestant leaders helped pave the way for increasing immigration reflecting more diverse nationalities and faiths. By the end of the …