[deogeo]

> racially discriminatory provisions put in place to satisfy southern segregationists

The vast majority of green cards go to majority-non-white countries - the chart at the bottom of https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/07/06/more-than-h... shows the country of origin breakdown.

[wolco]

Non white countries have white populations.

How many whites vs blacks get visas in South African historically?

[deogeo]

If you have statistics showing that US green cards are mostly awarded to whites, despite going to mostly non-white-countries, please share them. It would certainly go against the general trend of US immigration, which is predominantly non-white, and has been since 1965.

[belltaco]

Correct me if I am wrong but those numbers are not for work green cards.

[deogeo]

I'm honestly not sure. Until now, I had no idea that was a special type of green card. The second-to-last chart in that article mentions employment as an admission category, so maybe? Better sources are welcome.

In either case, pretty much every source I'm aware of shows immigration to the US as predominantly non-white, so I'd like to see the claim that it appeases southern segregationists backed up by some evidence.

[belltaco]

Only about 14% of total green cards are work based. The rest are family based.