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Country of Origin:
Immigration, FY 1996: Immigration, 1981-96: Immigration, 1820-1996:
Top Ten Countries of Birth Top Ten Countries of Birth Top Ten Countries of Last Residence
All countries 915,900 All countries 13,484,275 All countries 63,140,227
Mexico 163,572 Mexico 3,304,682 Germany 7,142,393
Philippines 55,876 Philippines 843,741 Mexico 5,542,625
India 44,859 Vietnam 719,239 Italy 5,427,298
Vietnam 42,067 China 539,267 United Kingdom 5,225,701
China 41,728 Dominican Republic 509,902 Ireland 4,778,159
Dominican Republic 39,604 India 498,309 Canada 4,423,066
Cuba 26,466 Korea 453,018 Soviet Union, former 3,752,811
Ukraine 21,079 El Salvador 362,225 Austria 1,841,068
Russia 19,668 Jamaica 323,625 Hungary 1,673,579
Jamaica 19,089 Cuba 254,193 Philippines 1,379,403
Foreign-born, 1990 Census: Aliens, 1990 Census: Naturalized, 1990 Census:
Top Ten Countries of Birth Top Ten Countries of Birth Top Ten Countries of Birth
All countries 19,767,316 All countries 11,770,318 All countries 7,996,998
Mexico 4,298,014 Mexico 3,328,310 Mexico 969,704
Philippines 912,674 Philippines 420,460 Germany 512,018
Canada 744,830 El Salvador 393,898 Philippines 492,214
Cuba 736,971 Cuba 361,019 Italy 440,143
Germany 711,929 Canada 341,876 Canada 402,954
United Kingdom 640,145 Korea 337,487 Cuba 375,952
Italy 580,592 United Kingdom 322,342 United Kingdom 317,803
Korea 568,397 Vietnam 311,463 Poland 242,294
Vietnam 543,262 China 296,438 China 233,399
China 529,837 India 293,196 Vietnam 231,799
Persons Naturalized, FY 1996: Highest Pct. Naturalized: Lowest Pct. Naturalized:
Top Ten Countries of Former Allegiance 1977 Immigrant Cohort, Through 1995 1977 Immigrant Cohort, Through 1995
All countries 1,044,689 All countries 45.9 All countries 45.9
Mexico 217,418 Taiwan 78.1 Australia 8.9
Cuba 62,168 Hong Kong 76.4 Norway 11.3
Vietnam 47,625 Macau 73.4 Sweden 13.6
Philippines 45,210 Vietnam 70.2 Denmark 15.2
Soviet Union 36,265 Bangladesh 68.9 Japan 16.7
El Salvador 33,240 Tanzania 68.4 Germany 16.8
China 30,656 Burma 68.0 Finland 17.3
India 28,932 Romania 67.7 Austria 17.8
Dominican Republic 27,293 Egypt 67.2 Canada 18.1
Colombia 26,115 China 65.5 Netherlands 18.4
Refugees, FY 1996: Refugees, 1981-96: Asylees, FY 1996:
Top Ten Countries of Applicants Approved Top Ten Countries of Applicants Approved Top Ten Countries of Applicants Approved
All countries 74,491 All countries 1,412,573 All countries* 18,556
Soviet Union 32,906 Vietnam 420,178 Yugoslavia 2,205
Bosnia-Herzegovina 14,654 Soviet Union 413,862 India 1,709
Vietnam 8,566 Laos 147,530 Haiti 1,491
Somalia 8,175 Cambodia 109,914 Soviet Union 1,440
Iraq 2,672 Iran 41,276 Iraq 918
Laos 3,324 Romania 38,567 Guatemala 889
Iran 2,255 Poland 37,996 Ethiopia 818
Cuba 978 Bosnia-Herzegovina 35,172 Liberia 694
Sudan 406 Ethiopia 34,138 Cuba 634
Rwanda 225 Afghanistan 30,952 Iran 607
Tourists, FY 1996: Temporary Workers, FY 1996: Students, FY 1996:
Admitted-Top Ten Countries of Citizenship Admitted-Top Ten Countries of Citizenship Admitted-Top Ten Countries of Citizenship
All countries 19,110,004 All countries 610,359 All countries 426,903
Japan 4,005,967 United Kingdom 74,645 Japan 66,699
United Kingdom 2,724,605 Canada 47,915 Korea 45,413
Germany 1,700,994 Japan 45,904 China* 39,225
Mexico 915,918 Germany 43,149 India 17,354
France 859,762 India 36,999 Germany 13,191
Brazil 727,553 Mexico 35,949 Thailand 12,259
Korea 584,954 France 29,599 Brazil 11,286
Italy 528,049 China* 20,581 Mexico 10,887
China* 421,750 Russia 16,860 Indonesia 10,579
Netherlands 399,583 Brazil 14,847 United Kingdom 10,224
* includes Taiwan
Illegal Alien Population, Illegal Immigration: Ten Aliens Apprehended,
Oct. 1996: Fastest Growing Countries FY 1996:
Top Ten Countries of Birth Average Annual Growth, 1992-96 Top Ten Countries of Nationality
All countries 5,000,000 All countries 275,000 All countries 1,649,986
Mexico 2,700,000 Mexico 154,000 Mexico 1,598,016
El Salvador 335,000 Guatemala 12,000 El Salvador 7,714
Guatemala 165,000 El Salvador 11,000 Honduras 7,712
Canada 120,000 Canada 8,000 Guatemala 6,659
Haiti 105,000 Honduras 8,000 Dominican Republic 5,066
Philippines 95,000 Bahamas, The 7,000 Canada 3,160
Honduras 90,000 Haiti 6,000 Colombia 1,791
Bahamas, The 70,000 Colombia 4,000 Jamaica 1,692
Nicaragua 70,000 Dominican Republic 4,000 Nicaragua 1,268
Poland 70,000 Trinidad & Tobago 4,000 Ecuador 1,247

Source: USCIS

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