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A Brief Review of Immigration from Asia

In: Human Capital Investment

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  • Harriet Duleep

    (William & Mary)

  • Mark C. Regets

    (National Foundation for American Policy)

  • Seth Sanders

    (Cornell University)

  • Phanindra V. Wunnava

    (Middlebury College)

Abstract

This chapter reviews major legislation that affected the levels and countries of origin of immigration from Asia. The history emphasizes continual tension between employers seeking a source of low-skilled workers and protectionist unions and xenophobic citizens seeking to restrict immigration from Asia. A consistent pattern emerges. Restricting immigration from one Asian developing country almost immediately increases immigration from another Asian country. Calls for legislation to restrict migration from the new labor source follow. This pattern repeats until the Tydings-McDuffie Act in 1934 restricts immigration from the Philippines, effectively ending wide-scale immigration from Asia for 30 years. The Immigration Act of 1965 replaced the country-of-origin quotas with preference categories including relatives of U.S. citizens or permanent residents, and those with skills useful to the United States and refugees. These changes opened a new era of immigration from Asia.

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  • Harriet Duleep & Mark C. Regets & Seth Sanders & Phanindra V. Wunnava, 2020. "A Brief Review of Immigration from Asia," Springer Books, in: Human Capital Investment, chapter 0, pages 19-25, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-030-47083-8_2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-47083-8_2
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