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Subsequently, Jamaica passed the Nationality Act of 1962 and the Law Reform Age of Majority Act in 1979. [ 1 ] In 1976, the Status of Children Act amended provisions regarding illegitimacy in Jamaican jurisprudence; however it did not eliminate the inability of unwed fathers to pass their nationality to their children or for children to derive ...
The Immigration and Nationality Act Amendments of 1965 (the Hart–Celler Act) abolished the system of national-origin quotas. There was, for the first time, a limitation on Western Hemisphere immigration (120,000 per year), with the Eastern Hemisphere limited to 170,000. The law changed the preference system for immigrants.
The statute of limitations on deportation from the United States was removed under the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952. [1] Deportation laws were cited during the 1950s in order to remove union leaders and alleged members of the Communist party said to be illegally in the country.
Now, a month after new state immigration laws backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis went into effect, Bonzil-Juste said she is beginning to see its impact on the immigrant community she ...
Latino groups urge Florida residents to seek help, shelter regardless of immigration status despite fears over Gov. Ron DeSantis' restrictive immigration law.
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A Jamaican laborer cutting sugar cane in Clewiston, Florida, December 1947. Jamaican immigration to the U.S. increased during the civil rights era of the 1960s. As with many other sources of Caribbean immigration, the geographical nearness of Jamaica to the U.S. increased the likelihood of migration.
On July 1, a new Florida law will create more restrictions for undocumented migrants. "About 60% of tourism into Florida is actually from driving," said Felipe Sousa Lazaballet with the Hope ...