Number and age of American immigrants

According to the US World Journal, in the past 20 years, the number of expatriates who immigrated from Chinese mainland to the United States increased sharply in the 1990s, surpassing Taiwan Province Province and Hongkong. After 1995, the number of immigrants from Taiwan Province Province began to decrease, and after 1997, the number of immigrants from Hong Kong also began to decrease sharply. There have also been new changes in the proportion of male and female immigrants in Chinese mainland. 1970, the ratio of male to female in the immigrant population in the mainland was 1 14: 100. Ten years later, the ratio became100:14. In 2000, the ratio of male to female population became 84∶ 100, showing the characteristics of more female immigrants and less male immigrants [1]. New immigrants show the characteristics of younger age.

The fastest increase in the number of new immigrants is in the age group of 15 ~ 44, with an increase of 98,729 from 1990 to 2000. 65438+79395 people under the age of 05. Together, they account for 45% of the total increase in all age groups. In the past 20 years, 94% of China immigrants moved to the United States.

China immigrants chose California as their first place of residence. According to the United States Statistics, the legal immigrant population born in Chinese mainland is 612.82 million, of which California accounts for194.94 million, which is about13. Followed by new york and Texas.

The Influence of New Immigrants from China on American Economy

Most of the new immigrants from Chinese mainland are highly educated professionals. Most of them go to the United States to seek a better working environment and quality of life by studying abroad or skilled immigrants. According to a survey, about 80% of engineering students from Beijing and Tsinghua went to the United States after graduation. At Peking University, 76% of science students go to the United States for further study. In recent years, most of the immigrants from Chinese mainland to San Diego, California are scientific and technological talents looking for jobs and starting businesses. According to statistics, there are more than 30 biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies founded and operated by mainland students in this city, some of which are already quite large [3].

Although Chinese only account for 1. 1% of the total population, they have made great contributions to the United States. The work of new immigrants in China has long been not limited to catering and retail, but extended to high-tech, communication, finance, insurance and other industries. Many China people also work in high-tech companies in Silicon Valley, and many outstanding talents from Tsinghua University have set up companies in Silicon Valley, which have contributed to the high-tech development in the United States. Nowadays, Chinese Americans have higher income and professional status than ordinary Americans. A quarter of Chinese Americans work in science, technology and professional fields.

3 The impact of the US government's immigration policy on China immigrants

In today's economic globalization, the competition between countries is ultimately the competition for talents. Any country needs a lot of talents, and the United States is no exception. However, due to the limited training capacity of the United States (only about 1/3), talents who need to be trained in other countries are used by him, injecting vitality into the development of the United States.

3. 1 Recruiting international students has provided abundant human resources for the United States.

America's strong economic, scientific and technological strength and more employment opportunities attract a large number of international students. In 200 1 year, there were about 200,000 international students in the United States, more than half of whom came from Asia, among which China alone had 60,000 international students, ranking first. In fact, more than half of science and engineering doctors have spent at least five years in the United States after receiving their degrees. The immigration of foreign talents to the United States not only brings knowledge and technology, but also saves huge funds needed to train them. These people live and work in America and create wealth at the same time. The biggest winner is the United States, which absorbs immigrants, promotes economic development and enhances comprehensive national strength through immigration.

3.2 Large enterprises recruit talents and attract talents

The United States can not only attract a large number of international students, but also directly recruit staff from developing countries to work in the United States. Like Bill? Every time Gates visits China, he will have a discussion with students from Beijing, Tsinghua and Shanghai Jiaotong University in order to find and select talents. Microsoft has 100 graduate students from Tsinghua University in its headquarters in Seattle, USA [5].

The United States has increased the number of H- 1B visas year by year.

In order to attract talents, the United States began to implement the "H- 1B Visa Program" on 1990. After several extended hours and increased places, a large number of outstanding foreigners went to work and immigrated to the United States. Schacks Nyan, a professor at the California Institute of Public Policy, pointed out in a recent research report that in 2002, he surveyed 2,273 members of seven top companies in the San Francisco Bay Area/KLOC-0, and found that 90% of them were born outside the United States, and 43% of these non-American-born technicians came from Chinese mainland and Taiwan Province Province [

5 cultural achievements of new immigrants in China

The new immigrants from China not only promoted the economic growth of the United States, but also promoted the prosperity of cultural undertakings in overseas Chinese communities. In this country where English is the main language, with the rapid development of China's economy, people pay more and more attention to Chinese in international communication. Huaxia Chinese School, which teaches Chinese Pinyin and Simplified Chinese characters in San Diego, California, has more than 800 students in the past four years and is the largest overseas Chinese education institution [7]. With the growing strength and progress of China and the growing number of Chinese in the United States, the Chinese media in the United States has been developing and its popularity has gradually increased. In order to seize the growing Chinese immigrant market, World Journal, which ranks first in the circulation and advertising volume of Chinese media in the United States, has increased its coverage of Chinese mainland in recent two or three years to provide readers with news about the current politics, economy and life of the mainland [8].

6. The phenomenon of brain drain is becoming more and more obvious.

Nowadays, China attaches great importance to the role of talents in social development and has formulated preferential policies to attract talents back to China. The bursting of the new economic bubble in the United States has also put a large number of scientific and technological personnel who immigrated to the United States in an embarrassing situation. Many people have made great efforts to reach the United States, but they are in danger of losing their jobs. At present, 80% of China students who have just graduated from the United States and stayed in Silicon Valley have expressed interest in returning to China [9]. As a result, the trend of talent flow to the United States has slowed down.

With courage and aura, the new immigrants from China have improved their lives and expanded their careers in the United States. With the gradual economic growth and social progress in China, most native Americans have turned their attention to the harmonious development of China and the new immigrants from China who are constantly striving for self-improvement. Under the guidance of the policy of "rejuvenating the country through science and education", many overseas travelers are now willing to return to China for development. The pragmatic American government may continue to welcome "knowledge immigrants", while China, which is implementing the 11th Five-Year Plan, needs outstanding talents to serve the motherland.