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The number of people who legally immigrated to the U.S. dropped 17 percent from 2006 to 2007 (Associated Press)
A total of 1.05 million people became legal permanent residents in 2007, falling from 1.27 million a year earlier, according to the report by the Homeland Security Department's Office of Immigration Statistics. The report made public on April 3, 2008, said: "This decrease was due primarily to application processing issues" at Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS), an agency within the Department of Homeland Security. The majority of people who received green cards,allowing them permanent residency status, in 2007 were already living in the United States. Two-thirds were granted permanent residency because they had family ties to a U.S. citizen or another legal permanent resident, according to the report. Most were living in California, followed by New York, Florida, Texas, New Jersey and Illinois, the report indicated. (Associated Press, April 3, 2008) Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0) Filed under: Here    
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