United States yearbook - 1982 (1)

88 Immigration and Naturalization
No. 129. Immigrants Admitted, by Classes: 1930 to 1979
[For years ending June 30 except, beginning 1977, ending September 30. For definition of immigrants, see text, pp. 85-86, See
also H is to r ic a l S ta tis tic s , C o lo n ia l T im as to 1 970, series C 143-157]
CLASS OF ADMISSION 1930 1940 1950 1955 1960 1965 1967
Annual quota....................................................... 153,714 153,774 154,206 154,657 154,887 156,561 158,261
Immigrants admitted........................................... 241,700 70,756 249,187 237,790 265,398 296,697 361,972
Natives of Eastern Hemisphere............. ...................... 141,497 51,997 197,460 82,232 101,373 99,381 153,079
Natives of Western Hemisphere................................... 83,147 11,985 33,238 94,274 91,701 153,199 151,034
Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens............................. 32,105 5,474 16,275 30,882 34,215 32,714 46,903
Other........................................................................... 4,951 1,300 2,214 30,402 38,109 11,403 10,956
1970 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
Immigrants, total................................................. 373,326 394,861 386,194 398,613 462,315 601,442 460,348
(NA)
Percent of aliens admitted................................. 7.8 5.4 5.2 4.9 5.4 8.0
Subject to Eastern Hemisphere limitations................... . 172,547 159,059 160,460 166,204 170,161 165,743 J 279,478
Subject to Western Hemisphere limitations................... 114,736 115,072 121,101 118,569 106,339 175,361
Exempt from numerical limitations........ ........................ 86,043 120,730 104,633 113,840 185,815 260,330 160,870
Subject to limitations1.................................................. 287,283 274,131 281,561 284,773 276,500 341,104 279,478
Relative preferences................................................ 92,432 94,915 95,045 102,007 130,784 190,297 213,729
Unmarried sons and daughters of U.S. citizens
and their children (1st preference)..................... 1,089 932 871 931 1,473 3,692 5,107
Spouses, unmarried sons and daughters of restdent
aliens, and their children (2a preference).... 30,714 43,920 43,077 44,330 54,914 77,747 100,681
Married sons and daughters of U.S. citizens (4th
preference) * ...................................................... 8,350 3,404 3,623 4,077 4,818 11,404 15,714
Brothers and sisters of U.S. citizens (5th prefer*
once)’............................................................... 52,279 46,659 48,374 52,660 69,579 97,454 92,227
Occupational preferences............. ........................... 34,Ot6 26,482 2 9 ,3 3 4 26,361 2 3 ,5 5 5 30,877 37,709
Immigrants In professions (3d preference)............ 10,142 7,763 8,363 8,318 6,554 5,287 5,075
Other workers (81h preference)............................. 8,786 6,420 8,724 4,792 4,673 8,688 11,623
Their spouses end children................................... 15,088 14,299 14,247 13,251 12,358 16,702 21,011
Conditional entrants (7th preference)....................... 9,863 9,076 9,129 11,907 9,575 10,309 13,079
Nonpreference (incf. private bill cases)..................... 36,058 26,475 25,961 26,775 77,358 54,120 1,541
Natives of Western Hemisphere, their spouses and
102,529 99,800 96,547 91,319 34,115 55,411 13,413
Cuban Refugee Act (Act of Nov, 1986)a............ — 12,207 15,272 24,554 27,250 952 (X) lx)
178 111 91 154 131 90 7
86,043
79,213
120,730
104,844
104,633
91,504
113,640
102,019
165,815
105)957
260,338
126,819
180,870
138,176
36,276 40,274 33,719 37,856 36.104 49,151 46)902
15,619 27,284 21,901 22,234 26.105 28,906 33,879
Orphans adopted abroad...................................
18,095 24,758 22,315 23,869 22,572 23,917 25,679
(NA) 4,770 5,633 6,552 6,493 1,326 1,195
9,223 12,528 13,569 18,040 21,176 23,845 31,718
Indoehinese'Act, Oct. 1977,,....................................
Special immigrants..................................................
Employees of ihe U.S. Government abroad2...... .
Children bom abroad to resident aliens or subse-
(X)
(X)
6,342
1,497
290
(X)
(X)
6,964
1,416
1,178
(X)
(X)
7,080
1,231
1,622
3,012 3,477 3,636
Aliens adjustedA................................................... 1,543 895 591
Spouses of U.S. citizens and their children, Act of
April 7, 1070................................................. ....... 9 7,885 5,057
Others not subject to numerical limitation................ 479 1,037 992
(X)
(X)
5,961
1,368
449
3,405
730
5,014
846
67,958
(X)
6,204
1,301
692
3,550
661
26,296
04,146
5,962
1,307
591
3,625
439
5,598 6,006
68 109
11,378
20,666
5,913
1,368
989
NA Not available. X Not applicable.
■From 1970 to December 1976 preference classifications were applied only to Eastern Hemisphere immigrants; s e e te x t, pp. 85-
66. *fncfucfes spouses and children. 3S e e text, Status of Cubans, p. 86. As of Jan. 1 9 7 7 , Act of Nov. 1966 not subject to
numerical limitations. * Under sections 244 and 249, immigration and Naturalization Act.
Source: (J.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service, A n n u a l R e p o rt.
3,294
262
4,647
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