AAST 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Unintended Consequences, Family Values, H-1B Visa

• School: University of Maryland
• Department: Asian American Studies
• Course: AAST 200
• Professor: Janelle Wong

Document Summary

Immigration : 1882 exclusion, 1924 national origin quotas used census from 1890 to create quota, targeting. Asian exclusion: 1965 immigration and naturalization act. No more quotas by nation, but rather by hemisphere. 2 priorities: high skills and family reunification (via sponsors) Asian migration begins to increase as an unintended consequence of the. Changing demographic landscape policy: immigration numbers in last decade leveling off, especially from mexico, majority of immigrants entering us each year since 2011 are from asia. Mostly from china, but india catching up: immigrants moving to suburbs. Ethnoburbs 50% of all black, latinx, and asians live in suburbs: immigrants moving to new destinations outside traditional gateways. Fastest growth of foreign-born individuals is in tennessee: immigrants increasingly long-term residents. Over 40% have lived in the us for over 20 years. More undocumented asians than mexicans in the us (fastest growing group: this has tripled since the 1980"s. Stereotypes have persisted since 1960"s (after civil rights)