The Immigration and Nationality Act, or INA, was created in 1952. Before the INA, a variety of statutes governed immigration law but were not organized in one location. The McCarran-Walter bill of 1952, Public Law No. 82-414, collected and codified many existing provisions and reorganized the structure of immigration law. The Act has been amended many times over the years, but is still the basic body of immigration law. — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Date of event: June 27, 1952
Related Resources:
- Public Law 82-414: Immigration and Nationality Act
- USCIS: Public Laws Amending the INA
- Primer on U.S. Immigration Policy
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