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Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

IMMIGRATION POLICY IN THE UNITED STATES: AN UPDATE [3 December 2010]

http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=11959

or

http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/119xx/doc11959/12-03-Immigration_Chartbook.pdf

[full-text, 39 pages]

Chart Book

http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=11959&type=11

Abstract

This document updates the Congressional Budget Office's February 2006 paper Immigration Policy in the United States. It presents data through 2009 on permanent and temporary admissions of foreign nationals to the United States, the number and types of visas issued, the naturalization of residents, and enforcement of immigration laws—and makes comparisons with 2004, which was the most recent year for which most data were reported in the earlier paper.

List of Exhibits

Legal Permanent Residents

1. Categories of Admission of Legal Permanent Residents, 2009 5

2. Admissions of Legal Permanent Residents, by Category, 2009 6

3. Admissions of Legal Permanent Residents, by Method of Admission, 2004 to 2009 7

4. Admissions of Legal Permanent Residents, by Region of Birth, 2009 8

5. Admissions of Legal Permanent Residents, by Category, 2004 to 2009 9

6. Numerical Ceilings on Family-Based Visas Issued 10

7. Family-Based Admissions of Legal Permanent Residents, 2004 to 2009 11

8. Numerical Ceilings on Employment-Based Visas Issued 12

9. Employment-Based Admissions of Legal Permanent Residents, 2004 to 2009 13

10. Numerical Ceiling on Diversity Program Visas Issued 14

11. Diversity Program Admissions of Legal Permanent Residents, by Region of Birth, 2004 to 2009 15

12. Numerical Ceilings on Humanitarian Visas Issued 16

13. Humanitarian Admissions of Legal Permanent Residents, 2004 to 2009 17

Temporary Residents and Visitors

14. Types of Visas Issued for Temporary Residents and Visitors, 2009 19

15. Visas Issued for Temporary Residents and Visitors, by Visa Class, 2009 20

16. Number and Type of Temporary Visas Issued, by Visa Class, 2004 to 2009 21

17. Admissions of Legal Temporary Residents and Visitors, by Visa Class or Program, 2004 to 2009 23

18. Admissions of Temporary Workers, by Visa Class, 2009 25

Naturalization

19. Requirements for Naturalization 27

20. People Naturalized, by Region of Birth, 2004 to 2009 29

Enforcement of Immigration Policy

21. Enforcement Efforts, 2004 to 2009 31

22. Reasons for Removal, 2004 to 2009 32

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