Take it easy my friend, we are toguether in this black hole, and like you, I am from Oct. 2001. Acording to my "liar" RIR from 2001 / 2002 will be cleared by the end of the year, so petitions for employment won't afect statistics before the Nov. Erection. They have been aproving 2003 and 2004 because most countries are affected from retrogresion, which means that none of these folks will be able to appy for I140, preventing people from 2001 to get into the work force before the employment statitics are public before the Nov. election.
All this time has taught me something: in my next life I will never leave my country, and if I have to do it, I will come to this country crossing the Rio Grande ans a wet back, at least you will avoid to pay for lawyers and fees and you will be on TV!!! and entitled to an anmesty.