https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/f.../2019/21_0824_plcy_naturalizations_fy2019.pdf
Persons Naturalized by Region and Country of Birth: Fiscal Years 2017 to 2019
Chinese Naturalizations
2020: 23,400
2019: 39,490
2018: 39,600
2017: 37,674
2016: 35,794
2015: 31,241
2014: 30,284
2013: 35,387
2012: 31,868
2011: 32,864
2010: 33,969
2009: 37,130
2008: 40,017
2007: 33,134
2006: 35,387
2005: 31,708
2004: 27,309
2003: 24,014
2002: 32,018
Google:
U.S. Naturalizations site:dhs.gov
Seems like this is the most accurate picture of migration provided by Harmatia.
Average around 30K every year migration to US.
I think this average will continue as long as nothing too dramatic happens like war. And this pattern of migration continues until China reaches a similar level of development compared to US. Even as China in the last twenty years have created much more wealth and made people more satisfied with conditions, there are millions of poor people still. Until those millions become lifted out of poverty or even relative poverty these days, they would all prefer to migrate to the US or other first world and developed countries. But this number of Chinese people who want to migrate out is declining so fast that this yearly 30K average migration doesn't show. If US doesn't cap migration numbers, in the past US would have 1.5 billion Chinese migrate in on one year (if possible) nowadays it'll have a few hundred million migrate over if no cap or physical limit.
This is why China isn't a developed country and South Korea only last year officially went from developing to developed.
Either China finished development and makes everyone on similar level of income compared to US or US stops accepting migration, nothing will change with those patterns.
The other side is to focus on the above average. Most prefer staying in China or returning to China. All those around me who studied in Australia selected to return to China except those who are from small towns, villages or third tier cities. They cannot move around easily in China and afford expensive cities so staying in Australia is much more preferred. Also the income in Australia is much higher compared to a village or third tier even second tier city in China on average. Of these people from small towns and villages with average income parents who can afford assistance for international study, only 1 in 5 or so choose to stay. The rest still choose to go home. 1 in 5 of these students makes tens of thousands of people. Every single one from tier 1 city choose to go home, claiming Australia is boring and backwards or whatever personal attitude they have.
There will be migration from China to US as long as there are some millions of Chinese who are in poverty or relative poverty. This doesn't mean that much except that China hasn't yet completed development.
If someone were to offer migration and citizenship to US in 1960 China, over 99% of people would take it. In 1980 over 80%, in 2000 over 50%, in 2010 maybe only 30%, these days I'd say the proportion of Chinese who would choose US citizenship over Chinese citizenship is no more than 30% or 20%. Most even in lower tier cities or smaller towns still have family and friends and familiarity there. Even if their lives are improved with migrating to US, they consider all those other factors and many more than in the past would choose to stay.
20% or so of Chinese nowadays would be happy to swap Chinese passport for US passport is still >0% and that is nearly 300 million people. But the amount compared to the past is night and day.
I think it's worth remembering this bigger picture and the trends.
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