Public Law 101-649

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Public Law 101-649 is the formal designation of the U.S. Immigration Act of 1990, a major law that overhauled and expanded the legal immigration system.

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Public Law 101-649 canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
immigration law ⓘ
abbreviation TPS ⓘ
aimedTo encourage employment-based immigration ⓘ
increase diversity of immigrant origins ⓘ
promote family reunification ⓘ
alsoKnownAs DV lottery ⓘ
Diversity Visa program ⓘ
amended Immigration and Nationality Act ⓘ
annualDVCap 55000 ⓘ
authorized Temporary Protected Status for nationals of designated countries ⓘ
codifiedIn 8 U.S.C. (various sections) ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
created Temporary Protected Status ⓘ
createdVisaCategory Diversity Immigrant (DV) visas ⓘ
EB-1 priority workers ⓘ
EB-2 professionals with advanced degrees or exceptional ability ⓘ
EB-3 skilled workers, professionals, and other workers ⓘ
EB-4 special immigrants ⓘ
EB-5 immigrant investors ⓘ
O nonimmigrant visas for individuals with extraordinary ability ⓘ
P nonimmigrant visas for athletes and entertainers ⓘ
Q cultural exchange nonimmigrant visas ⓘ
dateSigned 1990-11-29 ⓘ
effectiveDate 1990-10-01 ⓘ
enactedBy 101st United States Congress ⓘ
established Diversity Immigrant Visa program ⓘ
expanded nonimmigrant visa categories ⓘ
hasTitle Immigration Act of 1990 ⓘ
increased employment-based immigrant visa numbers ⓘ
family-sponsored immigrant visa numbers ⓘ
overall immigration ceilings ⓘ
jurisdiction federal immigration policy ⓘ
legislativeSession 101st United States Congress ⓘ
modified grounds of deportability ⓘ
grounds of inadmissibility ⓘ
overhauled United States legal immigration system ⓘ
precededBy Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 ⓘ
publicLawNumber 101-649 ⓘ
reallocated immigrant visas to underrepresented countries ⓘ
relatedTo Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 ⓘ
restructured employment-based immigration preferences ⓘ
setAnnualImmigrationCeiling 700000 ⓘ
shortName Immigration Act of 1990 ⓘ
signedBy George H. W. Bush ⓘ
strengthened penalties for immigration-related crimes ⓘ
subject immigration to the United States ⓘ
typeOfChange comprehensive immigration reform ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Immigration Act of 1990 → publicLawNumber → Public Law 101-649 ⓘ
IMMACT90 → publicLawNumber → Public Law 101-649 ⓘ