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The Immigration Act- In view of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Immigration Act on October 3, 1965.  This act repeals the restrictive national origins quota system which originated in 1921.

Shown here, LBJ signs The Immigration Act surrounded by Vice President Hubert Humphrey, Lady Bird Johnson, Muriel Humphrey, Senators Edward Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy.

LBJ signs the Immigration Act

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