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Immigration - USA
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by Robert Hackett 10 years, 3 months ago
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Scope of the Problem factual statements on the extent of the problem in the past, current, or future
- U.S is the world's leader as a destination for immigrants 40.4 million
- Since 2000, the immigration population has grown by 30%
- 45% Naturalized US citizens 55% not citizens
- Mexico is currently the largest source of US immigrants at 29%,
- 25% South and East Asia
- Foreign Born adults with High school education 69%, 31% less than high school diploma
- 25% of immigrant adults are college graduates
- Median household income is lower among foreign born 45,000 than native born 50,000
- Poverty rate for immigrants 20%, foreign born 15%
- 1/3 of foreign born do not have health insurance
 - 2012 survey found that the reasons most often cited for not seeking citizenship were not speaking English (as required by a citizenship test), not being able to afford it (it costs $680 to apply for citizenship), and just not yet having gotten around to trying.
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Past Policy key legislation and milestones including significant policy and funding shifts, major studies, etc.
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1,062,040 Person's obtaining legal permanent residence status in 2011
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56,384 Refugee arrivals 2011
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The current and latest reform on immigration policy is the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA): increased penalties for immigrant-related offenses, increased enforcement personnel and enhanced enforcement authority. It also included restrictions on the eligibility of undocumented immigrants for public benefits such as welfare, Social Security, and higher education assistance. IIRIRA provides only a way to punish undocumented workers and does not create a path to legalization.
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Under current Immigration Act the following categories are recognized as valid ways of entering the United States:
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Family Reunification is when an individual can obtain lawful permanent status through a US Citizen relative. In 2006, family reunification accounted for more 63.4% of all lawful permanent immigrants
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Employment Sponsorshipcan be obtained through an employer who seeks the individual for his/her skills. If approved they receive a H-1B visa. In 2006, 159, 081 H-1B visa holders received permanent resident status which accounted for 12.6%.
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Humanitarian Cases include refugees and asylum seekers. they are eligible to adjust to permanent resident status without regard to numerical limit after one year of residence in the US.
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Diversity Immigrant Visa (Green Card Lottery)- the number of visas available is determined by Congress, in 2008 it was 50,000 visas.
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Statistical Data for Permanent Residence status adjustment for 2008 according to the US Department of Homeland Security.
Current Policy summary of current policies in the form of legislation, programs, and funding
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1,031,631 Persons Obtaining Legal Permanent Resident Status During Fiscal Year 2012
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The median age for immigrants arriving is 42
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) began to accept applications for the deferred action program beginning August 15, 2012. Since then, the latest data (through May 31, 2013) shows that 520,000 young immigrants have submitted an application —more than half (55%) of all those estimated to be potentially eligible for the program.
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The number granted temporary relief from deportation stands at 365,000 as of May 2013, with about 45,000 granted temporary relief per month since November 2012. Overall, 70% of all applications submitted to the program have been approved for temporary relief from deportation.
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Key Organizations/Individuals contacts for public and private organizations and key individuals
- Government
- Non-Profit - Service Providing
- Non-Profit - Advocacy/Membership/Network
- American Immigration Council,http://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/
- Immigration Research and Information, http://www.immigrationresearch-info.org/
- University of Houston, The Center for Immigration Research, http://www.immigrationresearch-info.org/
- Immigration Research Initiative CUNY, http://immigrationresearch.commons.gc.cuny.edu/
- The Urban Institute, http://www.urban.org/immigrants/
- Center for Immigration Studies, http://www.cis.org/
- Pew Research Center, http://www.pewresearch.org/key-data-points/immigration-tip-sheet-on-u-s-public-opinion/
- Brookings Institute, http://www.brookings.edu/research/topics/immigration
- CATO Institute, http://www.cato.org/research/immigration
- Immigration Advocates Network, http://www.immigrationadvocates.org/
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Bibliography web sites, reports, articles, and other reference material
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