1963–Today: Rights, Resources, Refugees, and Enforcement
Civil rights expansion and modern enforcement developed in parallel.
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Source notes: Policy timeline should be updated with current statutes and federal register actions.
After major civil-rights-era reforms, federal policy expanded some legal protections and refugee systems while also increasing enforcement capacity.
These tracks are not mutually exclusive; they evolved together.