The Struggle for Fairness: Forging the Immigration Act of 1965

Crafting immigration law is one of the most contentious responsibilities of the US Congress. The crux of these ongoing debates is always a struggle for fairness. This book centers on the legislative dynamics that repealed race-based admissions in the Immigration Act of 1965. It explores new lines of research and offers fresh analytic perspectives, while building on a solid scholarship of US immigration history. By studying the drafters’ projections on early versions of the bill and other pr...