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Try CasePortal for FreeJ. Harris finds the lower court properly denied the group of immigrant's motion to dismiss. The six non-citizens indicted for illegally reentering the U.S. following their prior removal moved to dismiss their indictments on the ground that the relevant provision is unconstitutional because it was enacted with a racially discriminatory purpose. The applicable provision includes the national-origin quota system, which initially gave preference to individuals from certain European countries. The revised provision eliminates racial discrimination by adjusting its formulas and adding preferences for family reunification and non-citizens with specified skills. It also sought to ensure that the new immigration system would be free of racial discrimination, in part by eliminating bars to naturalization based on race. Affirmed.