Korean Immigration Research Paper
The growth of the Korean immigrant population in the United States has undoubtedly been on the rise within the context of the past several decades. This is evidently the case as many of the major American cities now house massive Korean diasporic communities including Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Chicago (Min, 1370). The rise of these Korean communities in the United States has definite links to the history of immigration policy in the U.S. The history of Korean immigration into the United States will be an integral part to my research of Korean immigrants in the United States. Essentially, however, the Korean diaspora is at the core of my research in this paper. Initially, I will discuss different topics that generalize the notion of diaspora.
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Prior to the enactment of this act, there was a quota system in the immigration policy for the United States. This was set forth by the national origins quota principle of the 1924 Immigration Act and modified by the Alien Registration Act of 1940 which set quantitative restrictions on the allowance of immigrants into the country. In any case, the McCarran-Walter Act of 1952 was introduced to Congress by Senator McCarran of Nevada and Representative Francis E. Walter of Pennsylvania in 1951. As far as this Act¡¯s direct relevance to Koreans during this time period, the Act extended the immigration quotas to all countries in the Asia-Pacific triangle. Essentially, all of this meant that the McCarran-Walter Act of 1952 allowed for the acceptance of almost twice as many immigrants as allowed in the quotas set forth by the 1924 Immigration Act (International Migration Digest). However, the McCarran-Walter Act did not reverse the exclusionary effects of the prior 1924 Immigration Act to immigrants from Asian countries. Although the McCarran-Walter Act did allow the acceptance of Asian immigrants, quotas of only 100 immigrants per country were set for China, Japan, and the Philippines, which affirmed the exclusion of Asians from immigrating to the United
Prior to the enactment of this act, there was a quota system in the immigration policy for the United States. This was set forth by the national origins quota principle of the 1924 Immigration Act and modified by the Alien Registration Act of 1940 which set quantitative restrictions on the allowance of immigrants into the country. In any case, the McCarran-Walter Act of 1952 was introduced to Congress by Senator McCarran of Nevada and Representative Francis E. Walter of Pennsylvania in 1951. As far as this Act¡¯s direct relevance to Koreans during this time period, the Act extended the immigration quotas to all countries in the Asia-Pacific triangle. Essentially, all of this meant that the McCarran-Walter Act of 1952 allowed for the acceptance of almost twice as many immigrants as allowed in the quotas set forth by the 1924 Immigration Act (International Migration Digest). However, the McCarran-Walter Act did not reverse the exclusionary effects of the prior 1924 Immigration Act to immigrants from Asian countries. Although the McCarran-Walter Act did allow the acceptance of Asian immigrants, quotas of only 100 immigrants per country were set for China, Japan, and the Philippines, which affirmed the exclusion of Asians from immigrating to the United