mardi 5 octobre 2010

With the level of immigration into the US increasing with time and in various forms and through various channels, it has become imperative for the Americans to make the national security measures all the more strict and strong. In this regard, the Office of Immigration Statistics (OIS), located within the Policy Directorate of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) maintains immigration statistics to monitor and assess the effects of immigration on the country's security.
Some of the important statistical information on immigration to the US are:





1) Migration: Immigration and Emigration to the US by decade: 1901-90:

Emigration: Immigration and Emigration by Decade: 1901-90(Numbers in thousands)
Period
Immigrants to the U.S.
Emigrants from the U.S.
Net Immigration
Ratio: Emigration/ Immigration
Total, 1901-90
37,869
11,882
25,987
0.31
1981-90
7,338
1,600
5,738
0.22
1971-80
4,493
1,176
3,317
0.26
1961-70
3,322
900
2,422
0.27
1951-60
2,515
425
2,090
0.17
1941-50
1,035
281
754
0.27
1931-40
528
649
-121
1.23
1921-30
4,107
1,685
2,422
0.41
1911-20
5,736
2,157
3,579
0.38
1901-10
8,795
3,008
5,787
0.34
Source: 1992 Statistical Yearbook , Table 1; Warren and Kraly, The Elusive Exodus: Emigration from the United States , Population Reference Bureau, 1985. Emigration 1981-90, Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.
The above table shows the trend of immigration to and emigration from the USA, in the time period 1901-90. The table clearly shows that historically the US has been more popular a country for people to enter and stay rather than flee. The only exception has been the decade of 1930s when more people fled the country owing to the plight caused by the Great Depression.

1986
2004
Origin country
Number
Total
601,708
Mexico
66,533
Philippines
52,558
Republic of Korea
35,776
Cuba
33,114
Viet Nam
29,993
India
26,227
Dominican Republic
26,175
China (excluding Taiwan)
25,106
Jamaica
19,595
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
16,505
All other countries
270,126
(Source: Migration Information Source)
Origin country
Number
Total
946,142
Mexico
175,364
India
70,116
Philippines
57,827
China, People's Republic
51,156
Vietnam
31,514
Dominican Republic
30,492
El Salvador
29,795
Cuba
20,488
Korea
19,766
Colombia
18,678
Other countries
440,946


The above table (compared years are 1986, 1996, and 2004 as latest available) shows the pattern of immigration to the US by various foreign nationals. While Mexico dominates the immigrant communities (despite various attempts being made by the American authorities by means of anti-immigration laws), India and China have a raised position in the latest figures of 2004 in terms of immigration, which clearly shows that these two countries are front-runners at the moment as far as immigration to the US is concerned. Other observations include: Iranians' reduced immigration after the 1980s after the US-Iran relation deteriorated, and Russians' increased immigration in the mid-1990s following the formal termination of the Cold War.
3) Foreign born as a percentage of the total population, 1990 and 1994 to 2005
Country
1990
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
United States
7.9
9.0
9.3
9.3
9.7
9.8
9.7
10.9
11.4
11.5
11.7
11.9
12.1
(Source: Migration Information Source)
This table shows the percentage of foreign-born population in the US. The figure clearly illustrates that the percentage of people of foreign origin in the US is clearly increasing (the comparable years are 1990 and 1994-2005).

2 commentaires:

  1. salut a mes amis de mexique !!!!! je veux demander votre opinion a cette situation ... que pensez vous de l'immigration aux Etats Unis? Pensez vous que c'est une fuite de cerveau?

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  2. À mon avis c'est une question très complexe, qui implique des aspects économiques aussi bien qu'académiques. C'est à dire, parfois les gens partent de leur pays pour essayer de trouver une meilleure vie aux États-Unis (ou même dans quelques pays d'Europe)parce qu'ils ne trouvent pas de travail chez eux. Mais il y en a aussi qui partent pour y travailler en emmenant beaucoup de connaissances spécifiques, après avoir étudié dans leur propre pays.

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