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In 2012, more than 1 million people were granted lawful permanent resident status.
There were 1,031,631 immigrants granted LPR status in 2012. Of those, 484,072 (47 percent) were new arrivals who entered the country with LPR status in 2012. The other 547,559 (53 percent) were status adjusters, who had arrived earlier in the United States as nonimmigrants (e.g. students, temporary workers, and similar) and had their green-card applications approved during 2012.
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Family reunification accounted for two-thirds of all lawful permanent immigration in 2012.
Immigrants who obtained green cards on the basis of a family relationship accounted for 66 percent of all LPRs in 2012, with spouses, children under the age of 21, or parents of US citizens representing 478,780 of that total; and immediate family of LPRs and certain other family members of US citizens accounting for an additional 202,019 (see Figure 2). During the last decade, family-based immigration has accounted for between 60 percent and 70 percent of total lawful permanent immigration.
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Employment-preference immigrants made up 14 percent of all lawful permanent immigration in 2012.
The 143,998 immigrants who received green cards through sponsorship from their US employers accounted for 14 percent of all LPRs.
The share of employment-preference immigrants has varied over the past decade between 12 percent (81,714) in 2003 and 22 percent (246,865) in 2005 (see Figure 2).
Mexico, China, India, the Philippines, and the Dominican Republic were the top five countries of birth of new lawful permanent residents in 2012.
The top five countries of birth — Mexico, China, India, the Philippines, and the Dominican Republic — accounted for 38 percent of all persons who received LPR status in 2012. Nationals of the next five countries — Cuba, Vietnam, Haiti, Colombia, and Korea — comprised another 12 percent. In all, the top 10 leading countries of birth made up 50 percent of the total (see Table 1).
As in 2003, the top 20 countries of birth in 2012 accounted for about two-thirds of all LPRs (see Table 1). Fourteen of the top 20 countries on the list in 2012 were also on the 2003 list. Guatemala, Russia, Ukraine, Poland, United Kingdom, and Peru dropped off the list, while Iraq, Burma, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Nigeria, and Iran joined it.
In 2012, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) naturalized about 757,000 LPRs.
US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) received 899,162 applications for citizenship in 2012 and naturalized 757,434 LPRs (See Figure 1). The number of immigrants who naturalized in 2012 grew by 9 percent compared to the 694,193 naturalizations in 2011.
Note: There is some lag between the time an application for naturalization is submitted to USCIS and when citizenship status is conferred
In 2012, immigrants from six countries — Mexico, the Philippines, India, the Dominican Republic, China, and Cuba — accounted for close to 38 percent of all naturalizations.
Of all immigrants who naturalized in 2012, 13.5 percent were born in Mexico (102,181), 6 percent each in the Philippines (44,958) and India (42,928), and 4 percent each in the Dominican Republic (33,351), China (31,868), and Cuba (31,244). Nationals of these six countries accounted for close to 38 percent of all naturalizations. The next-largest shares were comprised of nationals from Colombia (23,972 or 3 percent), Vietnam (23,490 or 3 percent), Haiti (19,114 or 2.5 percent), and El Salvador (16,685 or 2 percent) (see Figure 3).
Between 2000 and 2012, Mexico remained the top country of birth for people naturalizing in the United States, while the Philippines and India replaced Vietnam and China for second and third place. While Iran, Jamaica, and Korea appeared on the top 10 list in 2000, these countries were supplanted by Haiti, Colombia, and Cuba on the 2012 list of top 10 countries of birth for noncitizens naturalizing in the United States.
Many of these immigrants are here for what they can get. They aren't Americans, don't want to be Americans and don't like Americans very much. When they stop getting, they throw a little tantrum then they leave.
Many of these immigrants are here for what they can get. They aren't Americans, don't want to be Americans and don't like Americans very much. When they stop getting, they throw a little tantrum then they leave.
Migration Information Source - Naturalization Trends in the United StatesIn 2012, immigrants from six countries — Mexico, the Philippines, India, the Dominican Republic, China, and Cuba — accounted for close to 38 percent of all naturalizations.
Of all immigrants who naturalized in 2012, 13.5 percent were born in Mexico (102,181), 6 percent each in the Philippines (44,958) and India (42,928), and 4 percent each in the Dominican Republic (33,351), China (31,868), and Cuba (31,244). Nationals of these six countries accounted for close to 38 percent of all naturalizations. The next-largest shares were comprised of nationals from Colombia (23,972 or 3 percent), Vietnam (23,490 or 3 percent), Haiti (19,114 or 2.5 percent), and El Salvador (16,685 or 2 percent) (see Figure 3).
Between 2000 and 2012, Mexico remained the top country of birth for people naturalizing in the United States, while the Philippines and India replaced Vietnam and China for second and third place. While Iran, Jamaica, and Korea appeared on the top 10 list in 2000, these countries were supplanted by Haiti, Colombia, and Cuba on the 2012 list of top 10 countries of birth for noncitizens naturalizing in the United States.
No wonder the racists are pissed off.
LOL
Also makes one wonder why Boehner is still refusing to address immigration reform. In the past, the Rs have been for amnesty while Obama has refused it. What do they want now?
Obviously, they need the votes and yet they consistently work to harm people of color - among many others. Indeed, the only people who should even consider voting R are the uber wealthy. For the rest of us, its suicide.
Give the cartels asylum. We need more killers and rapists doing the murders and rapes Americans aren't doing.
Give the cartels asylum. We need more killers and rapists doing the murders and rapes Americans aren't doing.
No not the cartals...
The children and hard working adults that haven't committed crime outside of crossing the border...
