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Understanding the Cold War and Its Impact on Immigration Trends in the U.S.

The Cold War (1946-1989) shaped global politics and influenced U.S. immigration significantly. While direct conflict was avoided, America and the Soviet Union supported opposing ideologies, leading to various refugee crises. Key events, such as the Cuban Revolution and the Vietnam War, prompted waves of refugees seeking safety in the U.S. Immigration legislation also evolved, with acts like the McCarran-Walter Act and Hart-Celler Act facilitating immigrant entry. Refugees fleeing persecution have played a substantial role in U.S. demographics and culture.

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Understanding the Cold War and Its Impact on Immigration Trends in the U.S.

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  1. Immigration

  2. What was the Cold War? • Cold War : this term is used to describe the relationship between America and the Soviet Union 1946 to 1989. • Neither side ever fought the other directly, but they did ‘fight’ for their beliefs using client states who fought for their beliefs on their behalf • (South Vietnam=anticommunistAmerica & North Vietnam=pro-CommunistSoviet Union & China) • (AfghanistanAmericans supplied the rebel Afghans after the Soviet Union invaded in 1979) • (South Korean=anticommunistAmerica & North Korean=pro-communistSoviet Union & China)

  3. Refugees Explode • WWII-1990: one out of every seven immigrants arrived as refugees. • 1960’s-the largest wave came from Cubans due to Fidel Castro’s Communist Government.

  4. Refugees Explode • 1970’s & 1980’s: Southeast Asians fled in the wake of the Vietnam War chaos. • 1980’s: Eastern Europeans began to file in to the U.S. due to the disintegrating Soviet Union.

  5. Refugees Explode • 1980 Refugee Act said that refugees did not have to compete for visas. • A refugee is a person who is outside his or her country of nationality and is unable or unwilling to return because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution.

  6. US Immigration Legislation • 1952: McCarran-Walter Act reopened the doors of America for Asian immigrants. • 1965: Hart-Celler Act “allowed immediate relatives of American citizens and permanent resident aliens a higher preference standing than applicants with special job skills.”

  7. US Immigration Legislation • 1986: Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) tried to close the “back door” of illegal immigration by imposing sanctions against those who employed undocumented aliens.

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