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The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (), also known as the McCarran–Walter Act, restricted immigration into the U.S. and is codified under Title 8 of the United States Code (). The Act governs primarily immigration to and citizenship in the United States. It has been in effect since December 24, 1952. Before this Act, a variety of statutes governed immigration law but were not organized within one body of text. ==Enactment== was named after its sponsors, Senator Pat McCarran (D-Nevada), and Congressman Francis Walter (D-Pennsylvania). President Truman vetoed the Act because he regarded the bill as "un-American" and discriminatory. His veto message said: Truman's veto was overridden by a vote of 278 to 113 in the House and 57 to 26 in the Senate. Speaking in the Senate on March 2, 1953, McCarran said:〔Senator Pat McCarran, Cong. Rec., March 2, 1953, p. 1518〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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