Now. however. with the passage of time. our laws have come to place large obstacles in the path of those who seek to come to America to add their talents to our Nations wealth. Only recently. have we begun to reverse this trend and bring our laws into consonance with our heritage. The Immigration Act of 1965. which I sponsored. was a victory for justice and equality. It banished the discriminatory national origins quota system. and replaced it with a new system based on fairness for the people of all nations. New priorities were established to help families to be reunited with one another. As a result. over the last 5 years alone. nearly 6.600 Portuguese citizens have joined relations living in Massachusetts.
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