The Ninth Circuit said in its decision that the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965  eliminated the “national origins system as the basis for the selection of immigrants to the United States.”  The court cited the Act, as follows, "[N]o person shall receive any preference or priority or be discriminated against in the issuance of an immigrant visa because of the person’s race, sex, nationality, place of birth, or place of residence,"  with an emphasis on "nationality."