During the Vietnam era as liberalized immigration policies began doubling and trebling America's long-suppressed Asian population the, Asian male became targets of scorn and ridicule.

Obama repeated his promise to unilaterally change the country's immigration policies, a move that could allow millions of migrants who entered the country illegally to stay in the United States.

The comments marked the latest attack on restrictive us immigration policies by the technology industry, which is facing a shortage of skilled workers even as demand for their skills is increasing.