Web-based Questions


1			Legal immigrants—Who received the green cards? Go to the Web site of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, www.dhs.gov, and select "Immigration," then "Immigration Statistics," and the "Publications." Find the Annual Flow Report on U.S. Legal Permanent Residents for the latest year. How many people became legal U.S. permanent residents in that year? What percentage were family-sponsored immigrants? How many were married? What percentage of legal immigrants were 34 years or younger? What percentage, 65 or older? Which five countries supplied the most legal immigrants? What were the top five states of residence of new legal immigrants in that year and what percentage of the total immigration did they comprise?




2			Foreign-born population—Which countries have the most? The United Nation's Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, tracks the total number of foreign-born people by nation. Find its Web site via a www.google.com search for "UN Population Division home page." Then select International Migration and find the International Migration Wall Chart. Which five countries have the most foreign-born residents in absolute terms? Which five countries have the greatest percentage of foreign-born residents? Why do the two lists differ so substantially?