The Executive Order 12711 was issued by
American president
George H. W. Bush
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on 11 April 1990. It deferred deportation of Chinese nationals and their direct dependents who were in the US between 5 June 1989 and 11 April 1990, waived the 2-year home country residency requirement, and gave them employment authorization through 1 January 1994.
U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Chinese Student Protection Act
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It was issued as part of the international backlash against the People's Republic of China (PRC) in response for its suppression of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
The Tiananmen Square protests, known in Chinese as the June Fourth Incident (), were student-led demonstrations held in Tiananmen Square, Beijing during 1989. In what is known as the Tiananmen Square Massacre, or in Chinese the June Fourth ...
that occurred 4 June of that year. It was made permanent when the Chinese Student Protection Act was passed in 1992.
See also
* Chinese American history
References
External links
Executive Order 12711 - Policy Implementation With Respect to Nationals of the People's Republic of China
''The American Presidency Project
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