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Sixty Years of the Voting Rights Act: Progress and Pitfalls (2024)
Journal Article
Bernini, A., Facchini, G., Tabellini, M., & Testa, C. (in press). Sixty Years of the Voting Rights Act: Progress and Pitfalls. Oxford Review of Economic Policy,

We review the literature on the effects of the 1965 Voting Rights Act (VRA), which removed formal restrictions to Black political participation. After a brief description of racial discrimination suffered by Black Americans since Reconstruction, we i... Read More about Sixty Years of the Voting Rights Act: Progress and Pitfalls.

Opening Heaven's Door: Public Opinion and Congressional Votes on the 1965 Immigration Act (2024)
Journal Article
Facchini, G., Hatton, T. J., & Steinhardt, M. F. (2024). Opening Heaven's Door: Public Opinion and Congressional Votes on the 1965 Immigration Act. Journal of Economic History, 84(1), 232-270. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022050723000529

The 1965 Immigration Act represented a radical shift in US policy, which has been credited with dramatically expanding the volume and changing the composition of immigration. Its passing has often been described as the result of political machination... Read More about Opening Heaven's Door: Public Opinion and Congressional Votes on the 1965 Immigration Act.