90s is far to early. The anti-asian immigration laws were repealed only in 1965 [1] only to benefit Poles and Italians but then also ended up benefiting Indians

90s is far to early. The anti-asian immigration laws were repealed only in 1965 [1] only to benefit Poles and Italians but then also ended up benefiting Indians and Chinese. Many of them came to USA during that time and toiled mostly in menial jobs. It was only around late 80s that they had gathered enough influence to buy motels and such and this motel takeover was much more visible during early 2001s. In the Obama era recession the property prices dropped further and many Indians purchased even more motels. Also the Patel community is not really into high end motels like Hampton Inn. They are into Motel 6, Super 8, Choice Hotels, etc. [1]