text: Immigration from Syria to the United States suffered a long hiatus after the United States Congress passed the Immigration Act of 1924 , which restricted immigration . More than 40 years later , the Immigration Act of 1965 , abolished the quotas and immigration from Syria to the United States saw a surge .
simplified: More than forty years later , the Immigration Act of 1965 , removed the quotas and immigration from Syria to the United States increased very much .