The primary statute relating to the immigration, temporary admission, removal, and naturalization of aliens. It is usually interpreted in conjunction with other laws, treaties, and conventions of the U.S. and with federal court decisions. The Act is found in Section 8 of the United States Code. Congress passed the I.N.A. in 1952 and has amended several times since, including in 1965, 1980, 1986, 1990, and 1996.
(INA): This Act of October 3, 1965 abolished national origin and race as criteria restricting for immigration to the United States, and replaced this national origins quota system with a first-come, first served basis, with preference for relatives of U.S. citizens and for people with special occupational skills needed in the U.S. It also established the category of immediate relatives as numerically unrestricted.
US law originally promulgated in 1952. Commonly abbreviated as "INA," it underwent several conceptual changes in later decades. Originally, the INA admitted only a certain number of immigrants of each nationality, but changes passed by Congress in 1965 gave preference to immigrants with skills needed in the United States and to close relatives of US citizens.
American immigration law. The issuance of all visas is governed by the Immigration and Nationality Act.
The Act (INA), which, along with other immigration laws, treaties, and conventions of the United States, relates to the immigration, temporary admission, naturalization, and removal of aliens.
also known as the McCarran-Walter Act, the 1952 INA collected and codified many existing provisions and organized the structure of immigration law. Before the INA, a variety of statutes governed immigration but were not organized in one location. Amended many times over the years, the Act remains the basic body of immigration law. It established family reunification as a central goal of U.S. immigration policy.
The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) of 1952 (Also known as the McCarran-Walter Act) restricted immigration into the U.S. and is codified under Title 8 of the United States Code. The Act governs primarily immigration and citizenship in the United States. Before the INA, a variety of statutes governed immigration law but were not organized within one body of text.