Immigration reform in U.S. and Europe
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Family reunification accounts for the largest amount of legal immigration to the US, whereas employment-based immigration has been the main focus of West European immigration policies. Due to economic recession, most Western European countries tightened entry regulation for foreign workers, especially after the 1973 oil crisis. The US admitted up to 54,000 due to employment-based immigration before the 1990 Immigration Act which doubled this allotment to 140,000 per year. Immigration reforms and policies of the United States and Western Europe are compared.
Publication Name: Forum for Applied Research and Public Policy
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0887-8218
Year: 1995
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U.S. greets wave of immigrants, examines issue
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Some 8.9 million immigrants were admitted in the United States between 1983 to 1992 which is outnumbered only by the immigration wave between 1905 and 1914 but the recent trends differ on many accounts such as the origin of the immigrants, occupation and policy changes. Thirty percent of the immigration in the past decade has been due to legalization of the aliens already leaving in the United States. More than a third came from Asia, an equal number from Mexico, Caribbean and Central America.
Publication Name: Forum for Applied Research and Public Policy
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0887-8218
Year: 1995
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Immigrant rights demand protection
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The positive contribution of the immigrants must be analyzed rationally and not be swayed by the proposals to deny rights to immigrants. The number of immigrants is far smaller than commonly believed. According to Census Bureau and INS estimate, only around 250,000 illegal immigrants remain in the United States. U.S. immigration policy aims at giving immigration only in cases of family reunification, to meet the labor needs of the nation, protection from persecution and promotion of diversity.
Publication Name: Forum for Applied Research and Public Policy
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0887-8218
Year: 1995
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