Immigration history of Chinese Americans

China's emigration to the United States has caused several waves of emigration. From 65438 to the end of 1990s, a large number of Chinese-American professionals began to return to China, resulting in brain drain. The typical career model is as follows: China graduates will move to the United States, enter the local job market, and return to China after meeting the glass ceiling; Under the anti-discrimination measures (encouraging ethnic minorities, disadvantaged ethnic groups, women's employment and enrollment, and other positive actions to prevent racial and gender discrimination), China students have received preferential treatment, but this situation has not happened since 1990. After 2000, the employment prospects in the United States deteriorated. With the development of high-tech enterprises (especially Internet companies), the number of China graduates returning to China increased sharply. These people are often called "returnees" (sea turtles). According to the immigration report released by the US Department of National Security, in 2008, 40,000 immigrants from Chinese mainland became American citizens, accounting for 3.8% of the immigrants who joined the United States that year; And 80,000 people from Chinese mainland have been granted permanent resident status in the United States.