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Oct. 22, 1982 – Amerasian Immigration Act Gives Preferential Immigration Status to Children Fathered by American Troops in Southeast Asia

Posted on January 30, 2017 by ProCon.org

“The first U.S. legislative response to Amerasians was embodied in the
1982 ‘Amerasian Immigration Act’ (PL 97-359). This law offers top
priority U.S. immigration to chidren not only in Vietnam, but also in
Korea, Laos, Cambodia or Thailand who are known to have been fathered by
U.S. citizens.”

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Chicago (17th ed.):
ProCon.org, "Oct. 22, 1982 – Amerasian Immigration Act Gives Preferential Immigration Status to Children Fathered by American Troops in Southeast Asia," ProCon.org. last modified January 30, 2017. https://immigration.procon.org/timeline-events/oct-22-1982-amerasian-immigration-act-gives-preferential-immigration-status-to-children-fathered-by-american-troops-in-southeast-asia/.
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ProCon.org, "Oct. 22, 1982 – Amerasian Immigration Act Gives Preferential Immigration Status to Children Fathered by American Troops in Southeast Asia." ProCon.org. 30 Jan. 2017, immigration.procon.org/timeline-events/oct-22-1982-amerasian-immigration-act-gives-preferential-immigration-status-to-children-fathered-by-american-troops-in-southeast-asia

[Editor’s Note: The MLA citation style requires double spacing within entries.]

Turabian (9th ed.):
ProCon.org. "Oct. 22, 1982 – Amerasian Immigration Act Gives Preferential Immigration Status to Children Fathered by American Troops in Southeast Asia." ProCon.org. Last modified on January 30, 2017. Accessed January 25, 2023. https://immigration.procon.org/timeline-events/oct-22-1982-amerasian-immigration-act-gives-preferential-immigration-status-to-children-fathered-by-american-troops-in-southeast-asia/