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From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point.

America really is a melting pot, after all.

Hello again, I'm Marvin Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

A daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

Nobody expected it, but the Immigration Act of 1965 quadrupled the number of new arrivals,

increasing the population by 59 million people.

Before then, the law favored Anglos from Europe.

Their share of the population was 84%. Now it's 62% and falling to less

than half in cities like L.A. and Houston. On this 50th anniversary, we'll hear how the law is

still changing the face of America with Asian immigrants now outnumbering Latinos. Today's

talking point, a street in Jerusalem marks the front line

between Israel and the Palestinians. First, here's the news.

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Hello again, Mormon-Aulney, back with To the Point.

On its 50th anniversary, we'll look at the Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965, which has changed the face of America.

A nation dominated by white people from Europe has become a real ethnic melting pot with lasting

consequences, social, economic, and political.

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