First of all, immigrants are categorized into
1. Legal Permanent Residents: “green card” recipients .
2. Refugees and Asylee
3. Naturalizations: "Naturalizations refer to persons aged 18 and over who become citizens of the United States . Most legal permanent residents are eligible to apply for naturalization within five years after obtaining LPR statu"
4.Nonimmigrant Admissions: tourists or business travelers, but some come to work, study, or engage in cultural exchange programs .
5. Enforcement Actions: "Enforcement actions include the apprehension, removal and return of foreign nationals who are in violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act . These actions occur at the borders of the United States, in the inte- rior of the country, and at designated sites outside the United States"
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security
<Population>
Based on the 2010 American Comunity Survey, approximately 11.5 million unauthorized residents were living in the year (or about 29% of the total immigrant population of 40 million). The majority came from North America including Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central Ameica. (Mexico counts 6.8 million and the leading country of illegal migration). Lest of them came from Asian countries and Sounth Ameica.
Further Information: Center for Immigration Studies
<Demographic>
California is the home for 2.8 million illegal immigrants. Other major resettling states are Texas(1.8m), Florida(740,000), New York(630,000) and Illinois(550,000).
Further information: DHS website
Q. How do you see these numbers? Do you think they are relatively small or large compared to the total U.S. population? Well, I personally do not know the answer. However, I see that the population counts very important position in the U.S. economy and politics. Although I do not support "illegal" immigration, I have seen the population contributes to the society as low-paid workers or blue-colored workers. You walk around the city and cannot avoid finding illegal residents' working so hard to make ends meet. It is impossible to erase the population, and I do believe that the society does need them to carry on the society itself.
Then, how has the government worked with this population?And how is the government going to work with them? More research about the government policies and immigration laws will be discussed!
P.S. I found an educational (and very cute) short video, which is from 70's, teaching about immigration! Have you every watched it when you are at school?
Good day:)
Phuong
