dec 31, 1989 - The 1990 Immigration Act modifies and expands the 1965 Immigration Act and significantly increases the total immigration to the United States to 700,000 per annum and increases visas by 40 percent. Although family reunification continues as a main immigration focus there are significant increases in the provisions for employment-based immigration. Chinese American population represents 1,645,472 out of a total U.S. population of 248.7 million. Chinese American communities experience a surge of new immigran
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dec 31, 1989
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