Luce–Celler Act of 1946
The Luce-Celler Act of 1946 was proposed by Republican Clare Booth Luce and Democrat Emanuel Celler in 1943 and signed into being by President Harry Truman on July 2, 1946, granting naturalization rights to Indian Americans and re-established immigration from India and the Philippines. The imminent independence of India from Britain was an important factor in raising for review legislation regarding people from these nations.This Act effectively ended statutory discrimination against Indians (especially), who were erstwhile deemed 'unassimilable' along with most other Asian Americans. Immigration rights were established as a token, allowing a meager 100 immigrants per year from India.
