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http://www.ins.gov/graphics/publicaffairs/newsrels/Immstats.htm
179,195 employment based... if evenly divided between all four service centers its 14,933 per centre. Every month its 1244 and its around 55-60 applovals per centre per day
Highlights
FY 2001 Highlights
A total of 1,064,318, persons legally immigrated to the United States. Of that total, 411,059 obtained their visas abroad from the Department of State and 653,259 were granted adjustment of status i.e. permanent residence, by the INS.
The major categories of immigrants were: immediate relatives of U.S. citizens (443,964), family preferences (232,143), employment preferences (179,195) ,refugee/asylee adjustments (108,506) and diversity program (42,015).
Sixty-five percent of legal immigrants settled in the following six states: California (282,957), New York (114,116), Florida (104,715), Texas (86,315), New Jersey (59,920), and Illinois (48,296).
Five countries accounted for 40 percent of immigrants:
Mexico (206,426), India (70,290), The People’s Republic of China (56,426), Philippines (53,154), and Vietnam (35,531)
http://www.ins.gov/graphics/publicaffairs/newsrels/Immstats.htm
179,195 employment based... if evenly divided between all four service centers its 14,933 per centre. Every month its 1244 and its around 55-60 applovals per centre per day
Highlights
FY 2001 Highlights
A total of 1,064,318, persons legally immigrated to the United States. Of that total, 411,059 obtained their visas abroad from the Department of State and 653,259 were granted adjustment of status i.e. permanent residence, by the INS.
The major categories of immigrants were: immediate relatives of U.S. citizens (443,964), family preferences (232,143), employment preferences (179,195) ,refugee/asylee adjustments (108,506) and diversity program (42,015).
Sixty-five percent of legal immigrants settled in the following six states: California (282,957), New York (114,116), Florida (104,715), Texas (86,315), New Jersey (59,920), and Illinois (48,296).
Five countries accounted for 40 percent of immigrants:
Mexico (206,426), India (70,290), The People’s Republic of China (56,426), Philippines (53,154), and Vietnam (35,531)