post-1965 immigration

Question 1

immigration and nationality act of 1965 (hart-celler act)

Answer 1

eliminated national origins quota system that favored european immigrants
- established new system that prioritized family reunification and skilled immigrants

Question 2

indochina migration and refugee assistance act (1975)

Answer 2

provided humanitarian assistance and resettlement support for refugees from vietnam war

Question 3

immigration act of 1990

Answer 3

• diversity visa lottery
• h-1b skilled worker visa program
• provided temporary protected status so that asylum seekers could remain in the US until conditions in their homelands improved

Question 4

diversity visa lottery

Answer 4

allowed people from any country that sent fewer than 50,000 immigrants over past 5 years to enter a lottery for one of the 40,000 diversity visas

Question 5

h-1b skilled worker visa program

Answer 5

allowed employers to apply to hire skilled workers using temp visas

Question 6

hyper-selectivity

Answer 6

in which immigrants are more likely to have graduated from college than their non-migrant counterparts from countries of origin

Question 7

effects of hyper-selectivity

Answer 7

chinese immigrants were seen as undesirable, but now they are often viewed as educated and hard-working

Question 8

ethnoburb

Answer 8

suburban residential and business area with a notable cluster of a particular ethnic minority population
- allows for ethnic minority groups to maintain individual identity, but can also restrict their ability to assimilate into US culture and society fully