Answer & Explanation:Introduction
The US uses a body of law that seeks to govern the nation from having excess
immigrants. US have a large number of immigration laws that all aim at limiting
the number of immigrants living in the states (Johnson and Trujillo, 2011).
Immigration laws have set policies that provide guidelines as to how many
immigrants should allow to the country at what period. This paper will focus on
one of the many immigration laws, immigration and nationality act of 1952 and
how it may affect special populations. It also justifies the immigration law by
showing its importance to the nation.
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952
This act was passed on June 27 the year 1952 but came into effect at a later
date on December 24 of the same year. The immigration and law on nationality
were designed so as to restrict immigration into the US. The act is also known
as McCarran-Walter Act provides governance to the country against immigration.
It also governs the citizenship of the country for people already living in the
nation. Also, the act was set with some provisions that include the abolishment
of racial restrict
ions, but later on the act was able to establish a preference
system that would determine which ethnic groups would be suitable as immigrants.
Moreover, this act considered labor qualifications as an added advantage to
potential immigrants and as such immigrants with unique skills would be allowed
to be legal immigrants to the country.
Impact of the Law to Special Population
The nationality act of 1952 governs the citizenship and immigration to the US
and to accomplish its role it uses a preference system that selects the
immigrants welcomed to the country. This act affects different minority groups
as it tries its best to choose the most useful immigrants to the nation. This
is because for one it discriminates mostly against populations with fewer
skills in the labor sector. Moreover the fact that it favors people with
skilled abilities may be a threat to the unskilled population already living in
the state where the law is applicable. Therefore citizens already in the US
where this law is valid may be threatened by the abilities of the immigrants
who may work towards becoming more successful in the country.
Justification of the Law