Immigration Statistics A Story of Neglect (1985) / Chapter Skim
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ADJUSTMENT TO IMMIGRANT STATUS - Procedure allowing certain aliens already in the United States to apply for immigrant status. Aliens admitted to the United States in a nonimmigrant or other category may have their status changed to that of lawful permanent resident if they are eligible to receive an immigrant visa as a permanent resident and an immigrant visa is immediately available.
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BORDER CROSSER - An alien or citizen resident of the United States reentering the country across land borders after an absence of less than six months in Canada or Mexico, or a nonresident alien entering the United States across the Canadian border for stays of no more than six months or across the Mexican border for stays of no more than 72 hours, or a U.S. citizen residing in Canada or Mexico who enters the United States frequently for business or pleasure.
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nISTRICT - Any one of 35 geographic areas into which the United States and its territories are divided for INS field operations or one of three overseas offices located in Rome, Hong Kong, or Mexico City. Operations are supervised by a district director located at a district office within the district's geographic boundaries.
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Immigrants are those persons lawfully accorded the privilege of residing permanently in the United States. They may be issued immigrant visas by the Department of State overseas or adjusted to permanent resident status by INS in the United States.
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Three classes of immigrants, however, need not have an immigrant visa to enter the United States -- children born abroad to lawful permanent resident aliens, children born subsequent to the issuance of an immigrant visa to accompanying parents, and American Indians born in Canada. NONIMMIGRANT - An alien who seeks temporary entry to the United States for a specific purpose.
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Because of the combined workings of the preference system and per-country limits, most countries do not reach this level of visa issuance. PERMANENT RESIDENT ALIEN - A person entering the country with an immigrant visa, or adjusting to this status after having entered on a nonimmigrant visa or as a refugee or asylee, and thus entitled to live and work in the United States.
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As a result, the applicant was paroled into the United States. REGION - Any one of four areas of the United States among which the Immigration and Naturalization Service's district offices are divided for administrative purposes -- Eastern Region, Southern Region, Northern Region, and Western Region.
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SUBJECT TO NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS - Condition imposed on all immigration to the United States, except for the immediate relatives of U.S. citizens and certain special immigrants.
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157 INA INS MIRAC NCHS NIDC NITS OMB ORR RPG SRS SSA TSC Immigration and Nationality Act Immigration and Naturalization Service Master Index Remote Access Capability System National Center for Health Statistics Nonimmigrant Document Control System Nonimmigrant Information System Office of Management and Budget Office of Refugee Resettlement Refugee Policy Group Statistical Reporting System Social Security Administration Transportation Systems Center
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