In the 1990s, however, it was revealed that the âunidentified flying objectâ was a surveillance balloon from Project Mogul, a top-secret government project intending to spy on Soviet nuclear activity using microphones on high-altitude balloons. Once again, the truth is way less interesting.
The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 Turns 50. Fifty years ago this month, President Lyndon B. Johnson stood at the foot of the Statue of Liberty in New York City and signed into law the most sweeping U.S. immigration reform to dateâThe Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965.
Known also as the Simpson-Mazzoli Act for its legislative sponsors, the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) of 1986 was passed by Congress as an attempt to control illegal immigration into the United States.The legislation passed the U.S. Senate on a 63-24 vote and the House 238-173 in October 1986.he failings of the 1986 law were often cited by critics of comprehensive immigration reform during the 2012 election campaign and the congressional negotiations in 2013.