07/31/2007
|
Legal Immigration to the U.S., 1997 to 2006 (Persons Obtaining Legal Permanent Resident Status by Type of Admission) |
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|
Total |
Family-sponsored preferences |
Immediate relatives of U.S. Citizens |
Employment-based preferences |
Refugees and Asylees |
|
|
797,847 |
213,292 |
320,768 |
90,490 |
112,060 |
|
|
653,206 |
191,396 |
282,617 |
77,413 |
52,048 |
|
|
644,787 |
216,705 |
257,715 |
56,678 |
42,509 |
|
|
841,002 |
235,092 |
346,350 |
106,642 |
62,928 |
|
|
1,058,902 |
231,699 |
439,972 |
178,702 |
107,981 |
|
|
1,059,356 |
186,880 |
483,676 |
173,814 |
125,798 |
|
|
703,542 |
158,796 |
331,286 |
81,727 |
44,764 |
|
|
957,883 |
214,355 |
417,815 |
155,330 |
71,230 |
|
|
1,122,373 |
212,970 |
436,231 |
246,878 |
142,962 |
|
|
1,266,264 |
222,229 |
580,483 |
159,081 |
216,454 |
|
|
a. Includes diversity lottery, Nicaraguan Refugee Fairness Act, cancellation of removal, and unclassified. Source: Dept. of Homeland Security, Yearbook of Immigration Statistics 2006, Table 6. |
Edwin S. Rubenstein is President of ESR Research Economic Consultants in Indianapolis.
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