Chinese student and labor migration to the United States: Trends and policies since the 1980s

Asian and Pacific Migration Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 323-355

  Poston Jr , Dudley L ^a   Luo, Hua ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b China Insurance Regulatory Commission   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMIGRATION; LABOR MIGRATION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35648933464     PISSN: 01171968     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/011719680701600302     Document Type: Article

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