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Canada Immigration figures from the United States

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So.... From the U.S. into Canada we have 5,815(2000), 5,902(2001) and 5,288(2002), However from Canada to the United States we have 19,519(2000), 21,933(2001) and 16,210(2002).

As with any true liberal, socialistic drone - rhetoric is preferable to actual facts because a real basis for discussion is absent and when presented with conclusive, contraindicative evidence they resort to the only defense in which they have a slight skill, namely, name calling and unstantiated accusations. I would be more than happy to bring up more statistical errata to show that your pathetic third world country FAILS IT!!!

78,000 out of an estimated 6 billion people on this planet, comes out to about 0.0013 % of the world's population. The government's 2001 statistics show that there was 1,063,732 new permanent immigrants entering the united states. Another report on visas issued (Table F) shows that in 2002, there were 13,230,001 temporary visas issued to foreigners to enter the united states. And thats just visas granted, not counts of applications. The raw data also shows the USA had a total of 27,907,139 visitors crossing our borders with visas in 2002.

So, from the numbers above, they have 78,000 applicants as suspect, which is roughly 0.28 % of all visitors. Not exactly a huge amount relative to the sheer number of people trying to get in.

Yes, I can believe a number that large. They could be ex-soldiers from suspect countries, foreign "students" registering in obscure american colleges for odd majors, maybe someone trying to get in with an H1-B who doesn't seem to match his job description, or anything that appears out of the ordinary when cross referenced with other security lists. Did our visa applicant recently travel from Iraq to North Korea, next to the USA? Flag him. Did our visa applicant happen to be in a particular Afghanistan town 2 years ago, when we know that other known terrorists were there at the same time frame? Flag him too.

There are thousands upon thousands of people trying to enter the united states every day, and our government has a monumental task to validate their reasons for entering. Obviously they are trying to research the histories of everyone to the best of their ability, which is why getting the different law enforcement agencies talking to each other was such an issue for the Bush administration. Some people say we're scrutinizing too much, but even more believe it's not enough. Thinking that we have secure borders is a fallacy the US public needs to wake up to and recognize how easy it is for individuals to slip in under false pretenses. We can't be isolationists, but we can certainly do a better job than we've done in the past.

78,000 out of an estimated 6 billion people on this planet, comes out to about 0.0013 % of the world's population. The government's 2001 statistics show that there was 1,063,732 new permanent immigrants entering the united states. Another report on visas issued (Table F) shows that in 2002, there were 13,230,001 temporary visas issued to foreigners to enter the united states. And thats just visas granted, not counts of applications. The raw data also shows the USA had a total of 27,907,139 visitors crossing our borders with visas in 2002.

So, from the numbers above, they have 78,000 applicants as suspect, which is roughly 0.28 % of all visitors. Not exactly a huge amount relative to the sheer number of people trying to get in.

Yes, I can believe a number that large. They could be ex-soldiers from suspect countries, foreign "students" registering in obscure american colleges for odd majors, maybe someone trying to get in with an H1-B who doesn't seem to match his job description, or anything that appears out of the ordinary when cross referenced with other security lists. Did our visa applicant recently travel from Iraq to North Korea, next to the USA? Flag him. Did our visa applicant happen to be in a particular Afghanistan town 2 years ago, when we know that other known terrorists were there at the same time frame? Flag him too.

There are thousands upon thousands of people trying to enter the united states every day, and our government has a monumental task to validate their reasons for entering. Obviously they are trying to research the histories of everyone to the best of their ability, which is why getting the different law enforcement agencies talking to each other was such an issue for the Bush administration. Some people say we're scrutinizing too much, but even more believe it's not enough. Thinking that we have secure borders is a fallacy the US public needs to wake up to and recognize how easy it is for individuals to slip in under false pretenses. We can't be isolationists, but we can certainly do a better job than we've done in the past.

78,000 out of an estimated 6 billion people on this planet, comes out to about 0.0013 % of the world's population. The government's 2001 statistics show that there was 1,063,732 new permanent immigrants entering the united states. Another report on visas issued (Table F) shows that in 2002, there were 13,230,001 temporary visas issued to foreigners to enter the united states. And thats just visas granted, not counts of applications. The raw data also shows the USA had a total of 27,907,139 visitors crossing our borders with visas in 2002.

So, from the numbers above, they have 78,000 applicants as suspect, which is roughly 0.28 % of all visitors. Not exactly a huge amount relative to the sheer number of people trying to get in.

Yes, I can believe a number that large. They could be ex-soldiers from suspect countries, foreign "students" registering in obscure american colleges for odd majors, maybe someone trying to get in with an H1-B who doesn't seem to match his job description, or anything that appears out of the ordinary when cross referenced with other security lists. Did our visa applicant recently travel from Iraq to North Korea, next to the USA? Flag him. Did our visa applicant happen to be in a particular Afghanistan town 2 years ago, when we know that other known terrorists were there at the same time frame? Flag him too.

There are thousands upon thousands of people trying to enter the united states every day, and our government has a monumental task to validate their reasons for entering. Obviously they are trying to research the histories of everyone to the best of their ability, which is why getting the different law enforcement agencies talking to each other was such an issue for the Bush administration. Some people say we're scrutinizing too much, but even more believe it's not enough. Thinking that we have secure borders is a fallacy the US public needs to wake up to and recognize how easy it is for individuals to slip in under false pretenses. We can't be isolationists, but we can certainly do a better job than we've done in the past.

Updated stats on importation of H-1B workers.

H-1B import levels, based on Federal government Fiscal Year, Oct 1 - Sep 30. Initial H1-B visa length 3 years, + 3 year extension,+N years if GC or new LCA application pending. (Total length 6+N years). Note: Bush recently signed into Public Law No: 107-273, renewable one year extensions if GC or LCA is pending approval. (I.E. No more effective time limit.)

Note: Approved initial H-1B applications per year as follows.

FY 1995, ~50,000
FY 1996, ~50,000

FY 1997, 65,000 (H1-B cap first reached)
FY 1998, 65,000

HR 4328, Signed Oct 1998, Public law 105-277 raises quota to 115,000 for FYs 99, 00. But, the INS can't count, and let's in more workers than allowed !

FY 1999, 138,385
FY 2000, 136,787

SB 2045, Signed Oct 17, 2000, Public law 106-313 raises quota to 195,000 for FY 01, 02, and 03. But, It also adds a number of uncounted/uncapped categories, and it also provides amnesty to both INS and over the limit's visa holders for FYs 99, 00.. I.E. No effective H1-B visa limits. (tech crash ensues)..

FY 2001, 201,079
FY 2002, 103,584

FY 2003 Q3 Update. press release from INS indicates the number of H-1B employment applications being approved for FY 2003 may be over ~180,000. With 141,520 H-1B applications already been approved during first nine(9) months of Federal Fiscal Year 2003.

Don't forget to add those yearly numbers up.. upwards of 7 years.

It only takes a moderate over-supply too start a crash in the price of any commodity. That has happened in the US tech labor market.

Updated stats on importation of H-1B workers.

H-1B import levels, based on Federal government Fiscal Year, Oct 1 - Sep 30. Initial H1-B visa length 3 years, + 3 year extension,+N years if GC or new LCA application pending. (Total length 6+N years). Note: Bush recently signed into Public Law No: 107-273, renewable one year extensions if GC or LCA is pending approval. (I.E. No more effective time limit.)

Note: Approved initial H-1B applications per year as follows.

FY 1995, ~50,000
FY 1996, ~50,000

FY 1997, 65,000 (H1-B cap first reached)
FY 1998, 65,000

HR 4328, Signed Oct 1998, Public law 105-277 raises quota to 115,000 for FYs 99, 00. But, the INS can't count, and let's in more workers than allowed !

FY 1999, 138,385
FY 2000, 136,787

SB 2045, Signed Oct 17, 2000, Public law 106-313 raises quota to 195,000 for FY 01, 02, and 03. But, It also adds a number of uncounted/uncapped categories, and it also provides amnesty to both INS and over the limit's visa holders for FYs 99, 00.. I.E. No effective H1-B visa limits. (tech crash ensues)..

FY 2001, 201,079
FY 2002, 103,584

FY 2003 Q3 Update. press release from INS indicates the number of H-1B employment applications being approved for FY 2003 may be over ~180,000. With 141,520 H-1B applications already been approved during first nine(9) months of Federal Fiscal Year 2003.

Don't forget to add those yearly numbers up.. upwards of 7 years.

It only takes a moderate over-supply too start a crash in the price of any commodity. That has happened in the US tech labor market.

Updated stats on importation of H-1B workers.

H-1B import levels, based on Federal government Fiscal Year, Oct 1 - Sep 30. Initial H1-B visa length 3 years, + 3 year extension,+N years if GC or new LCA application pending. (Total length 6+N years). Note: Bush recently signed into Public Law No: 107-273, renewable one year extensions if GC or LCA is pending approval. (I.E. No more effective time limit.)

Note: Approved initial H-1B applications per year as follows.

FY 1995, ~50,000
FY 1996, ~50,000

FY 1997, 65,000 (H1-B cap first reached)
FY 1998, 65,000

HR 4328, Signed Oct 1998, Public law 105-277 raises quota to 115,000 for FYs 99, 00. But, the INS can't count, and let's in more workers than allowed !

FY 1999, 138,385
FY 2000, 136,787

SB 2045, Signed Oct 17, 2000, Public law 106-313 raises quota to 195,000 for FY 01, 02, and 03. But, It also adds a number of uncounted/uncapped categories, and it also provides amnesty to both INS and over the limit's visa holders for FYs 99, 00.. I.E. No effective H1-B visa limits. (tech crash ensues)..

FY 2001, 201,079
FY 2002, 103,584

FY 2003 Q3 Update. press release from INS indicates the number of H-1B employment applications being approved for FY 2003 may be over ~180,000. With 141,520 H-1B applications already been approved during first nine(9) months of Federal Fiscal Year 2003.

Don't forget to add those yearly numbers up.. upwards of 7 years.

It only takes a moderate over-supply too start a crash in the price of any commodity. That has happened in the US tech labor market.

Updated stats on importation of H-1B workers.

H-1B import levels, based on Federal government Fiscal Year, Oct 1 - Sep 30. Initial H1-B visa length 3 years, + 3 year extension,+N years if GC or new LCA application pending. (Total length 6+N years). Note: Bush recently signed into Public Law No: 107-273, renewable one year extensions if GC or LCA is pending approval. (I.E. No more effective time limit.)

Note: Approved initial H-1B applications per year as follows.

FY 1995, ~50,000
FY 1996, ~50,000

FY 1997, 65,000 (H1-B cap first reached)
FY 1998, 65,000

HR 4328, Signed Oct 1998, Public law 105-277 raises quota to 115,000 for FYs 99, 00. But, the INS can't count, and let's in more workers than allowed !

FY 1999, 138,385
FY 2000, 136,787

SB 2045, Signed Oct 17, 2000, Public law 106-313 raises quota to 195,000 for FY 01, 02, and 03. But, It also adds a number of uncounted/uncapped categories, and it also provides amnesty to both INS and over the limit's visa holders for FYs 99, 00.. I.E. No effective H1-B visa limits. (tech crash ensues)..

FY 2001, 201,079
FY 2002, 103,584

FY 2003 Q3 Update. press release from INS indicates the number of H-1B employment applications being approved for FY 2003 may be over ~180,000. With 141,520 H-1B applications already been approved during first nine(9) months of Federal Fiscal Year 2003.

Don't forget to add those yearly numbers up.. upwards of 7 years.

It only takes a moderate over-supply too start a crash in the price of any commodity. That has happened in the US tech labor market.

Updated stats on importation of H-1B workers.

H-1B import levels, based on Federal government Fiscal Year, Oct 1 - Sep 30. Initial H1-B visa length 3 years, + 3 year extension,+N years if GC or new LCA application pending. (Total length 6+N years). Note: Bush recently signed into Public Law No: 107-273, renewable one year extensions if GC or LCA is pending approval. (I.E. No more effective time limit.)

Note: Approved initial H-1B applications per year as follows.

FY 1995, ~50,000
FY 1996, ~50,000

FY 1997, 65,000 (H1-B cap first reached)
FY 1998, 65,000

HR 4328, Signed Oct 1998, Public law 105-277 raises quota to 115,000 for FYs 99, 00. But, the INS can't count, and let's in more workers than allowed !

FY 1999, 138,385
FY 2000, 136,787

SB 2045, Signed Oct 17, 2000, Public law 106-313 raises quota to 195,000 for FY 01, 02, and 03. But, It also adds a number of uncounted/uncapped categories, and it also provides amnesty to both INS and over the limit's visa holders for FYs 99, 00.. I.E. No effective H1-B visa limits. (tech crash ensues)..

FY 2001, 201,079
FY 2002, 103,584

FY 2003 Q3 Update. press release from INS indicates the number of H-1B employment applications being approved for FY 2003 may be over ~180,000. With 141,520 H-1B applications already been approved during first nine(9) months of Federal Fiscal Year 2003.

Don't forget to add those yearly numbers up.. upwards of 7 years.

It only takes a moderate over-supply too start a crash in the price of any commodity. That has happened in the US tech labor market.

Tom Tancredo is one of the most anti-immigrant Congressmen around. He is hardly a source of accurate H-1B statistics. 799 thousand H-1Bs in two years is garbage.

For more accurate statistics, check the government's web site.

During 2001 and 2002, 799,100 H-1B visas were issued

From the H1B FAQ on the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services site:

Is there an annual limit on the number of H-1B aliens?

Yes. The current law limits to 195,000 the number of aliens who may be issued a visa or otherwise provided H-1B status in FY2001. In 2002 and 2003, the number of aliens who can be issued a visa will also be 195,000. In 2004, the number of aliens who can be issued an H-1B visa or be provided H-1B status otherwise will revert to 65,000.

/prakash

During 2001 and 2002, 799,100 H-1B visas were issued

From the H1B FAQ on the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services site:

Is there an annual limit on the number of H-1B aliens?

Yes. The current law limits to 195,000 the number of aliens who may be issued a visa or otherwise provided H-1B status in FY2001. In 2002 and 2003, the number of aliens who can be issued a visa will also be 195,000. In 2004, the number of aliens who can be issued an H-1B visa or be provided H-1B status otherwise will revert to 65,000.

/prakash

Texas - pop. 20,851,820 [census.gov]
Illegals - est. 700,000 [immigration.gov]
California - pop. 33,871,648 [census.gov]
Illegals - est. 2,000,000 [immigration.gov]
Illegal info [immigration.gov]

While I agree that California is in bad shape due to the extensive government regulation of business that you mentioned above, I have to disagree about the illegal immigrants being a significant part of the problem. While Texas does not have quite as high a proportion of immigrants as California, the budget certainly does not have a 40 billion dollar deficit. I can't see how having twice the illegal immigrant population (proportionally) can account for those billions of dollars.

As the original contractor/code-monkey on the INSPASS project, I'm amazed it only took 10 years to cut through enough of the beaurocratic B.S.

Aside from the very REAL issue of "who owns the data," were battles over smart cards, chips, which biometric was better, how to store the data. I remember one prototype was a smart card augmented with a 2d barcode, a regular barcode, an OCR-B readable (for hand geometry), and a magstripe ... with a photo.

Of course, precision of card printing being what it is, the photo would often obscure or otherwise make the data in the other formats unreadable.

Now the question is how fast will they be able to look up the data at the ports of entry? Hopefully, the squabbling between INS and Customs is done and over. Back then, INS accessed a variety of "look-ups" via Customs. It wasn't pretty.

Let's see if this not only makes the system more reliable, but speeds things up.

Yeah check this page:

http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/
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I am not a U.S. citizen (though I lived there for over five years and my son is a U.S. citizen) and while I very much support this petition, would consider it deceitful to sign it as a non-citizen.

I didn't see anything in the Eldred petition about a citizenship requirement. If you're a lawful permanent resident of the United States and subject to its jurisdiction, I feel you have as much right as any citizen to make your views on the copyright terms of no-longer-exploited works known to the leaders that the citizens chose. The First Amendment protects the rights of free speech and petitioning the government for people, not just for citizens. If you're worried about defrauding Congress, clarify in "Comments" that you are subject to the Men in Black.

Huge amounts of indian workers flowed into the country with H1B immigration status. In short, if you can program or do tech work you can live in the US as long as you work in the industry (or your h1b ends). This is factor in why no one can get a job in the silicon valley area. Lots of people were displaced. After all the H1B's end, a lot of people will have to head back to India. This will open up a lot of jobs. This isn't like 20-30 jobs, it's like hundreds of thousands. I'm living in the bay area and it's funny cause jobs are so hard to get now. Entry level stuff requires like 5 years experience (isn't entry level about not having experience?) It's a rough time for some of us!

And most importantly, it's meant to fill positions for which qualified legal workers are not available. If the Rolling Stones want to tour the USA, sure, let 'em in. No one here does quite what they do.

Sorry to quibble (well, not really, it's fun), but the Rolling Stones wouldn't get in on an H1-B visa.

The H1-B is specifically for "Temporary workers: Specialty occupations, DOD workers, fashion models". There's the H1-C -- "Temporary workers: Nurses going to work for up to three years in health professional shortage areas".

IANAVE (I am not a visa expert), but I imagine the Rolling Stones would be P-1 -- "Athletes and Entertainers: Entertainment groups".

Alternately, evaluate for yourself on the US Immigration web site.

All of which is to make a point: namely, there's a lot of talk about the H1-B, but a lot of it is somewhat inaccurate. I'm not singling the parent poster out, as he didn't specifically state the Rolling Stones would get in on an H1-B; I just used his comment as a nice segue.

What is H1-B? Is this the Visa that allows foriegn nationals to work in the US in high tech jobs?

Yes. To be precise, "specialty occupations," which also includes fashion models!

I'm not sure how long H1-B has been available, but at the beginning of the tech boom it became a convenient way to staff high-demand technical positions for which there were insufficient domestic workers. I think the U.S. wanted to avoid some of the problems Japan faced, where a severe shortage of labor led to their later economic troubles.

More or less, yes.

"What is an H-1B?

The H-1B is a nonimmigrant classification used by an alien who will be employed temporarily in a specialty occupation or as a fashion model of distinguished merit and ability."

Here's more.