# The Struggle for Fairness: National Origin Quotas and the Immigration Act of 1965

On the 50th anniversary of Immigration Amendments Act of 1965, Ruth Wasem discusses the history of the legislative drive to end race- and nationality-based immigration, from World War II to the passage of the Act, and the importance of the effort in defining the nation that America is today. Following the lecture, two distinguished scholars of immigration, Susan F. Martin and Marta Tienda, provide commentary and discussion.

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2015
- By: John W. Kluge Center (library Of Congress)
- Genres: War, History
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/2021689904/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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