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Rong, Xue Lan – Teacher Education and Practice, 2012
The 1965 Immigration Act and its 1976 amendments paved the way for the fourth wave of immigration, the largest ever in U.S. history. From 1970 to 2010, about 35 million immigrants entered a postindustrial and service-oriented U.S. society. However, a new and striking trend of the fourth wave of immigration has swept rapidly beyond the coastal,…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Human Geography, Population Growth, United States History
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Moore, Stephen – Society, 1990
Discusses the limitations of the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act, and reviews the national and regional impact of immigration on the labor market and taxes and public services, and successful immigrant assimilation. Argues for reform of immigration policy based on a profamily, progrowth policy. (FMW)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Discriminatory Legislation, Economic Impact