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| Asiatic Barred Zone |
a region including most of Asia from which immigration to the United States was banned as part of the Immigration Act of 1917. |
| coast guard |
(cap.) a U.S. military service that enforces maritime, customs, and immigration laws, aids vessels in distress, discourages smugglers, and defends the nation's coasts. [1/2 definitions] |
| Ellis Island |
an island in Upper New York Bay where, from 1892 to 1943, millions of incoming immigrants to the U.S. were processed. The facility on the island is now a museum that illuminates the immigration experience. |
| Hong Kong |
a region of southeast China containing Hong Kong Island as well as many other islands and the adjacent mainland. Hong Kong was a British colony from the 1840s until 1997 when it was reverted to Chinese rule as a "Special Administrative Region." While it is a part of China and controlled by the Chinese government on all matters related to defense and foreign affairs, Hong Kong operates with a great deal of autonomy, with its own legal system, police force, immigration policy, and currency. |
| INS |
abbreviation of "Immigration and Naturalization Service." [1/2 definitions] |
| open door |
a policy of admitting, to one country, the people or companies of all other nations on an equal basis for trade or immigration. [1/2 definitions] |
| permanent resident |
a legal status granted to non-citizens of the U.S. who have met certain requirements of the Immigration Service, allowing them to live and work permanently in the U.S. and to enter the country without a visa. |
| restrictionism |
the policy of supporting restriction or limitation, as of trade, immigration, use of land, or the like. |
| Roberto Suro |
an American journalist and professor who specializes in Hispanic issues and immigration policy. Suro is the former director of the Pew Hispanic Center (b.1951). |
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