The right of abode issue continued to be a dominant concern in Hong Kong in the days leading up to the transfer of the territory to China in July 1997. A survey conducted by a faculty member at the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 1991 found that only 20.2% of the Hong Kong Chinese...

California today is widely considered to be a staunchly pro-immigrant state. That, however, has not always been the case. In fact, the Golden State in the late 1800s experienced widespread anti-Chinese agitation and frequent violence directed at Chinese immigrants and businesses. Political...

Recent immigration policies have created massive uncertainty for international students to obtain F-1 visas. Yet, before the COVID-19 pandemic, student visa applicants already faced an approximately 27 percent refusal rate that varies by time and region. Using data on the universe of SAT takers...

We examine the impact of China's hukou system, which is an institution controlling population movement, on social and economic outcomes at the individual level. Using data from a recent Chinese household survey, we find that people who obtained urban hukou late in their lives fared significantly...

This study examines the impact of having a clear path to lawful permanent resident status, or a "green card," and naturalized citizenship on marital status and spousal characteristics among Chinese immigrants in the United States. A series of U.S. policy changes in the early 1990s made all...

This study examines the impact of having a clear path to lawful permanent resident status, or a "green card," and naturalized citizenship on marital status and spousal characteristics among Chinese immigrants in the United States. A series of U.S. policy changes in the early 1990s made all...

Migration: economic change, social challenge / Christian Dustmann -- Economic change. The immigration from the former Soviet Union to Israel: evidence and interpretation / Sarit Cohen Goldner, Zvi Eckstein, and Yoram Weiss ; The role of rural migrants in the Chinese urban economy / Paul...