Thread: SNAPSHOT OF U.S. IMMIGRATION 2017

SNAPSHOT OF U.S. IMMIGRATION 2017

This brief provides demographic information for the foreign-born population in the U.S., including permanent and temporary legal admissions, refugees and people seeking or granted asylum, and unauthorized immigrants. It relies on the most recent data available.

The brief also includes additional resources for demographic data of the foreign-born at the national and state level.

Native Born U.S. Citizens	278.8 million
Naturalized Citizens	20 million
Legal Noncitizens	13.1 million
Unauthorized Immigrants	11.1 million
Total U.S. Population	322 million

Main Source Countries/Regions of Immigrant Population

As of 2015, South or East Asia was the single largest source region (26.9 percent) followed by Mexico (26.8 percent). Other regions accounting for significant shares were Europe and Canada (13.5 percent), the Caribbean (9.6 percent), Central America (7.9 percent), South America (6.7 percent), the Middle East (4 percent) and sub-Saharan Africa (3.9 percent).

Fiscal Year	South or East Asia	Mexico	Europe and Canada	Caribbean	Central America	South America	Middle East	Sub-Saharan Africa
1960	338,328	575,902	8,208,811	193,922	48,949	89,536	141,013	13,696
1970	573,102	759,711	6,553,312	675,108	113,913	255,238	194,719	47,747
1980	2,258,351	2,199,221	5,992,431	1,258,363	353,892	561,011	324,850	129,946
1990	4,578,724	4,298,014	5,095,233	1,938,348	1,133,978	1,037,497	466,626	264,775
2000	7,528,999	9,177,487	5,736,328	2,953,066	2,026,150	1,930,271	771,999	690,809
2010	10,336,238	11,711,103	5,616,086	3,730,644	3,052,509	2,729,831	1,041,970	1,326,634
2015	12,112,272	11,643,298	5,620,290	4,165,453	3,384,629	2,918,029	1,274,241	1,716,425

Source: Migration Policy Institute

Source: Migration Policy Institute

Category	FY 2015
Family and Immediate Relatives	678,978
Employment	144,047
Refugees and Asylees	151,995
Diversity and Other	76,011
Total Visas Issued	1,051,031

Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Permanent Residence

In fiscal year 2015, a total of 1,051,031 people obtained lawful permanent resident (LPR) status.
Of those granted LPR status, 54 percent were female and 46 percent were male. Fifty-two percent (542,315) were adjustment of status in the U.S. and 48 percent (508,716) were new arrivals. The top five countries of nationality were Mexico (15.2 percent), China (7.1 percent), India (6.1 percent), The Philippines (5.3 percent) and Cuba (5.1 percent).
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Temporary Visas (nonimmigrant)

Temporary visas are issued to business visitors and tourists, students, temporary workers and representatives of foreign governments or international organizations. In FY 2015, the U.S. Department of State issued approximately 10.9 million nonimmigrant visas, of which 66.1 percent were for temporary visitors for business or for pleasure. China is the leading country for temporary visa issuances (24.1 percent), followed by Mexico (13.6 percent), India (8.8 percent) and Brazil (8.5 percent).

Refugee/Humanitarian

In FY 2015, 69,920 refugees were admitted to the U.S. The main countries of origin were Burma (26.3 percent), Iraq (18.1 percent), Somalia (12.7 percent), the Democratic Republic of Congo (11.3 percent) and Bhutan (8.3 percent). Of the admitted refugees, 35.7 percent were under 16 years of age, 10 percent were between 16 and 20 years of age and 54.3 percent were over 21. Countries from which there was a significant increase in refugees from 2014 to 2015 are the Democratic Republic of Congo (7,876 refugees), Syria (1,682 refugees), Burundi (1,186 refugees) and the Ukraine (1,451 refugees). Cuban refugees decreased by 62.4 percent from the previous year.

Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security

In FY 2015, a total of 26,124 people were granted asylum in the U.S. The main countries of origin for asylum seekers in FY 2015 were China (23.7 percent), El Salvador (8.3 percent), Guatemala (8 percent ), Egypt (6.3 percent) and Honduras (5.4 percent).
Refugees must adjust to legal permanent resident status after one year of residence. Asylum seekers may apply for lawful residence one year after their grant of asylum.

Unauthorized Immigration

In 2017, approximately 11.1 million unauthorized immigrants were estimated to be residing in the U.S. The top countries of origin for unauthorized immigrants are Mexico (56%), Guatemala (7%), El Salvador (4%), Honduras (3%) and China (2%). Of the estimated 11.1 million unauthorized immigrants, 7.1% have been granted deferred status under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program.

Additional Resources

Government

• U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration Statistics
• U.S. Department of Homeland Security: Yearbook of Immigration Statistics 2015
• U.S Department of Homeland Security: Lawful Permanent Residents
• U.S. Department of Homeland Security: Nonimmigrant Admissions to the United States 2015
• U.S. Department of Homeland Security: Nonimmigrant Visas Issued by Nationality
• U.S. Department of Homeland Security: Refugees and Asylees
• U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service Data

Research Institutions

• Migration Policy Institute: Countries of Birth for U.S. Immigrants: 1960-Present
• Migration Policy Institute: Unauthorized Immigrant Population
• Pew Research Center Hispanic Trends: US Foreign Born Population Trends
• Pew Research Center: Unauthorized Immigrant Population

Prepared by Maria Pimienti, NCSL Immigrant Policy Project fellow, summer 2017
For more information:
Ann Morse
Program Director, Immigrant Policy Project
Ann.Morse@NCSL.org




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Well, we know the 11 million is actually 30 million illegal aliens, so they're off by 20 million at least.

Judy ,
any one that work for the government . don't go to jail that why Obama & Hillary are not in jail (& our President know this ) but we did what they did they would be in jail

10 YEAR MORATORIUM ON ALL IMMIGRATION

SHUT IT DOWN AND GET BETTER TRACKING IN PLACE

THE NEXT 10 YEARS GO AFTER VISA OVERSTAYS AND ILLEGAL ALIENS

RAMP UP DEPORTATIONS OF REFUGEES, ASYLUM LIARS AND TPS

STOP BRINGING MORE HERE UNTIL WE CUT OFF THE FREEBIES AND DEPORT THE ONES WHO DO NOT BELONG HERE!

Notice the changing numbers of people from certain countries during the 1960s till more recent. Countries flipped. We get a vivid picture of the fundamental transformation Senator Ted Kennedy and others crafted to occur and which has lead to the immigration disaster of today. Democrats playing smart for themselves and for their political future. Republicans are increasingly selling their political souls and selling out the future of the United States.