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