Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.
This executive order, signed by President Jimmy Carter on 1980-04-07, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Iranian Aliens." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.
Constitutional Assessment: This action represents an orderly exercise of Article II administrative discretion, managing the internal machinery and personnel of the executive branch without abridging the ancient liberties of the people.
Key Directives & Operative Actions
▪AMENDMENT OF DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY WITH RESPECT TO ENTRY OF CERTAIN ALIENS INTO THE UNITED STATES By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws of the United States, including Section 215 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended (8 U.S.C.
▪Section 1-101 of Executive Order 12172 of November 26, 1979, is amended by deleting "holding nonimmigrant visas,".
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Branch Departments
🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
112
682 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
11.2
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 12206, Jimmy Carter (Apr 7, 1980). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12206-iranian-aliens.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
AMENDMENT OF DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY WITH RESPECT TO ENTRY OF CERTAIN ALIENS INTO THE UNITED STATES By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws of the United States, including Section 215 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended (8 U.S.C. 1185), and Section 301 of Title 3 of the United States Code, it is hereby ordered as follows: 1-101. Amendment. Section 1-101 of Executive Order 12172 of November 26, 1979, is amended by deleting "holding nonimmigrant visas,". 1-102. Effective Date. This order is effective immediately. JIMMY CARTER The White House, April 7, 1980. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 4:19 p.m., April 7, 1980]
