Magnuson Act
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The Magnuson Act also known as the Chinese Exclusion Repeal Act of 1943 was immigration legislation proposed by U.S. Representative (later Senator) Warren G. Magnuson of Washington and signed into law on December 17, 1943 in the United States. It allowed Chinese immigration for the first time since the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, and permitted Chinese nationals already residing in the country to become naturalized citizens. This marked the first time since the Naturalization Act of 1790 that any Asians were permitted to be naturalized.
It was passed during World War II, when China was a welcome ally to the United States. It limited Chinese immigrants to 105 visas per year selected by the government. That quota was determined by the Immigration Act of 1924, which set immigration from an allowed country at 2% of the number of people who were already living in the United States in 1890 of that nationality. Chinese immigration later increased with the passage of the Immigration and Nationality Services Act of 1965.[1]
[edit] Maritime laws also known as "Magnuson Act"
The "Magnuson Act of 1950" (Chap. 656, 64 Stat. 427) amended the Espionage Act of 1917 (Chap. 30, Title II, 40 Stat. 220) pertaining to the movement and inspection of foreign vessels in U.S. waters. Provisions for port security were thereupon added by Executive Order (No. 10173, 15 Fed. Reg. 7005 (Oct. 18, 1950)).[2]
16 U.S.C. Sec. 1801 is also referred to as "The Magnuson Act". It was enacted in 1976, and is a Congressional response to depleted fish populations in the United States. The Act established regional Councils that were to develop Fishery Management Plans.
