According to a report compiled by the Chinese American Post, recently, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security(Department of Homeland Security)’s Immigration Data Office released a report stating that in 2013, 990,553 individuals became lawful permanent residents of the United States, receiving green cards. Among them, Mexican nationals numbered 135,028, accounting for 13.6%, ranking first; Chinese nationals numbered 71,798, accounting for 7.2%, ranking second; Indians numbered 68,458, accounting for 6.9%, ranking third; while Filipinos numbered 54,446, accounting for 5.5%, ranking fourth.
In 2013, the family-sponsored immigration rate in the U.S. was 65.6%, which is similar to previous years. Notably, the immediate family members of U.S. citizens (i.e., spouses, parents, and children under 21 years old) are not subject to global immigration caps and accounted for 44.4% of all immigrants, while family-sponsored immigrants subject to global immigration caps accounted for 21.2% of the total..
The median age of immigrants remained relatively stable, with the median age in 2013 being 32, while in 2012 and 2011, it was 31. In 2013, the number of immigrants aged between 25 and 34 was 234,690, accounting for 23.7% of the total immigrant population; those aged between 35 and 44 numbered 186,102, constituting 18.8%; and those aged between 15 and 24 totaled 165,893, accounting for 16.7%.
In 2013, among the total immigrant population in the U.S., the number of females stood at 513,736, accounting for 51.9% of the total, while males numbered 434,284, accounting for 43.8%. In 2012, female immigrants accounted for 54.7%, and male immigrants 45.3%. The situation was similar in 2011 and 2012.
In 2013, California’s immigrant population reached 191,806, accounting for 19.4% of the immigrant population, ranking first in the nation; New York and Florida followed, accounting for 13.5% and 10.4% respectively.
