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| vetoedpresident = [[Harry S. Truman]]<ref>Leviero, Anthony (June 26, 1952). "President Vetoes Immigration Bill As Discriminatory". ''The New York Times''. p. 1.</ref>
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| 115{{efn|name=baltic|The [[Baltic states]] ([[Estonia]], [[Latvia]] and [[Lithuania]]) were [[Occupation of the Baltic states|occupied and annexed]] by the [[Soviet Union]] from 1944, not regaining independence until 1991, but the U.S. did not recognize this as legitimate and continued to issue visas to citizens of the Baltic states.}}
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Some provisions that excluded certain classes of immigrants based on their political beliefs were revoked by the [[Immigration Act of 1990]]; however, members of Communist Parties are still banned from becoming citizens of the United States.<ref>{{cite web|title=§1424. Prohibition upon the naturalization of persons opposed to government or law, or who favor totalitarian forms of government|url=https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid%3AUSC-prelim-title8-section1424&num=0&edition=prelim#0-0-0-399|website=The United States Code|accessdate=28 November 2023}}</ref>
Some provisions that excluded certain classes of immigrants based on their political beliefs were revoked by the [[Immigration Act of 1990]]; however, members of Communist Parties are still banned from becoming citizens of the United States.<ref>{{cite web|title=§1424. Prohibition upon the naturalization of persons opposed to government or law, or who favor totalitarian forms of government|url=https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid%3AUSC-prelim-title8-section1424&num=0&edition=prelim#0-0-0-399|website=The United States Code|accessdate=28 November 2023}}</ref>


After the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]], President [[George W. Bush]] implemented the [[National Security Entry-Exit Registration System]] and other border and immigration controls.
After the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]], President George W. Bush implemented the [[National Security Entry-Exit Registration System]] and other border and immigration controls.


[[Executive Order 13769]], superseding [[Executive Order 13780]] and [[Presidential Proclamation 9645]], all of which were issued in 2017 under the authority of the Immigration and Nationality Acts and sought to impose a blanket restriction on entry into the United States of people from several nations, were [[legal challenges to the Trump travel ban|challenged in court]] and parts were initially subject to various restraining orders. On June 26, 2018, the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] upheld the president's authority to implement these restrictions in the case of ''[[Trump v. Hawaii]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=de Vogue |first1=Ariane |last2=Stracqualursi |first2=Veronica |date=26 June 2018 |title=Supreme Court upholds travel ban |publisher=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2018/06/26/politics/travel-ban-supreme-court/index.html |access-date=26 June 2018}}</ref>
[[Executive Order 13769]], superseding [[Executive Order 13780]] and [[Presidential Proclamation 9645]], all of which were issued in 2017 under the authority of the Immigration and Nationality Acts and sought to impose a blanket restriction on entry into the United States of people from several nations, were [[legal challenges to the Trump travel ban|challenged in court]] and parts were initially subject to various restraining orders. On June 26, 2018, the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] upheld the president's authority to implement these restrictions in the case of ''[[Trump v. Hawaii]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=de Vogue |first1=Ariane |last2=Stracqualursi |first2=Veronica |date=26 June 2018 |title=Supreme Court upholds travel ban |publisher=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2018/06/26/politics/travel-ban-supreme-court/index.html |access-date=26 June 2018}}</ref>
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==External links==
==External links==
* As codified in [https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8/chapter-12 8 USC chapter 12] from [[Legal Information Institute|LII]]
* As codified in [https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8/chapter-12 8 USC chapter 12] from Legal Information Institute
* [https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-1376/uslm/COMPS-1376.xml Immigration and Nationality Act] as amended ([https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-1376/pdf/COMPS-1376.pdf PDF]/[https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/COMPS-1376/ details]) in the [[United States Government Publishing Office|GPO]] [https://www.govinfo.gov/help/comps Statute Compilations collection]
* [https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-1376/uslm/COMPS-1376.xml Immigration and Nationality Act] as amended ([https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-1376/pdf/COMPS-1376.pdf PDF]/[https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/COMPS-1376/ details]) in the [[United States Government Publishing Office|GPO]] [https://www.govinfo.gov/help/comps Statute Compilations collection]
* [https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-8/chapter-I/subchapter-B DHS Immigration Regulations] in the [[Code of Federal Regulations]]
* [https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-8/chapter-I/subchapter-B DHS Immigration Regulations] in the [[Code of Federal Regulations]]
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