SOC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Bracero Program, Transnationalism, Wage Labour
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Transnationalism is the process of migrants remain(ing) strong connected to their homelands even as they become incorporated in the us. 50 yrs of new" immigration: 1965 hart cellar act, the act replaced national origin quotas, intended in large part to ensure a euro-american majority, and aimed to attract skilled labor & reunite families. It opened the doors to immigrants from asia, africa, & latin america and drastically altered the country"s demographics complexion : asian american model minority stereotypes, today, asian americans are the most educated, least residentially segregated, and the group. Vietnam: 51% of chinese have graduated from college, compared to only 4% of adults in china, mexican immigrants, the 1965 immigrants act was extremely restrictive for mexicans. Cellar] act, due in part to the bracero program, which provided temporary migrants with guest workers visas. : the act dismantled this program, and unauthorized immigration for latin america, mostly from mexico, increased to nearly 10 million by 2010.
