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O verview .............................
Current Law and Policy ..................
Worldwide Immigration Levels ........
Per-Country Ceilings ................
Other Permanent Immigration CategoriesAdmissions Trends ...............
Immigration Patterns, 1900-2004
FY2004 Admissions ..........
Backlogs and Waiting Times .......
Visa Processing Dates ........
Petition Processing Backlogs ...
Current Issues and Legislation ......
Legislation in 108th Congress
Issues in the 109th Congress ....
President Bush's Immigratio
Recaptured Visa Numbers fc
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n Reform Proposal................ 15
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sed Visa Numbers ................. 16Securing America's Borders Act (S. 2454)/Chairman's Mark . ...
Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act (S. 1033/H.R. 2330)
Comprehensive Enforcement and Immigration Reform Act of 2005.....................................
Immigration Accountability Act of 2005 .........
Enforcement First Immigration Reform Act of 2005
Other Immigration Reduction Legislation ........
Permanent Partners .........................
Petition Processing and Adjudication Funding ....
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Figure 1. Annual Immigration Admissions and Status Adjustments,
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Figure 2. Legal Permanent Residents: New Arrivals and Adjustments of
Status, FY1995-FY2004 .....................................
Figure 3. Top Sending Countries (Comprising More Than Half of All LPRs):
Selected Periods ...........................................
Figure 4. Legal Immigrants by Major Category, FY2004 .................
Figure 5. Top Twelve Immigrant-Sending Countries, FY2004 ............List of Tables
Table 1. Legal Immigration Preference System .......................... 3
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Wasem, Ruth Ellen. U.S. Immigration Policy on Permanent Admissions, report, March 24, 2006; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc809019/m1/3/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.