1924 Immigration Reform Act

Type: Event

As of November 2026, 1924 Immigration Reform Act has been mentioned in one podcast episode on The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart (Dec 2025). Discussed as a nivist act that restricted immigration based on nationality and race, reflecting anxieties of the time.

The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, also known as the Hart–Celler Act and more recently as the 1965 Immigration Act, was a federal law passed by the 89th United States Congress and signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson. The law abolished the National Origins Formula, which had been the basis of U.S. immigration policy since the 1920s. The act formally removed de facto discrimination against Southern and Eastern Europeans as well as Asians, in addition to other non-Western and N