Immigration Statistics : September 2004
Posted Oct 01, 2004
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In September 2004, The Department of Homeland Security, Office of Immigration Statistics, released the 2003 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics, an extensive, 218-page document. The Yearbook tracks and analyzes statistics ranging from naturalization to enforcement actions. Naturalization statistics are broken down by variations such as region and country of birth, years in immigrant status, gender, age, and occupation. Enforcement priorities are analyzed based upon apprehensions, reasons for removal, criminal activity, country of nationality, and other variants.
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Some of the highlights provided include the fact that legal immigration in 2003 was significantly lower than in 2002. Sixty-three percent (63%) of all immigrants intended to reside in six states: California, New York, Texas, Florida, New Jersey, and Illinois. Thirty-six percent (36%) of all immigrants were born in North America, while 35% were born in Asia. Nonimmigrant, temporary entrants to the U.S. (which includes visa waiver visitors, students, temporary work categories, as well as other categories), primarily came from four countries: the U.K., Mexico, Japan, and Germany.
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The Yearbook provides comparative charts, plotting immigration trends and statistics dating back to the 1800s in some instances. It tracks immigration totals over time, as well as immigration by country of last residence, country of birth, type and class of admission, gender, age, occupations, and other important demographics. This information will be very useful for research and policy purposes and the book should be an important resource in the ongoing immigration policy debate.