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The number even exceeded the figure for 1910, the peak year for the last great wave of immigrants, said the report from the private Center for Immigration Studies, which favours restrictions on immigration.
An analysis of the Bush administration's guest worker plan claims that it has actually helped fuel illegal immigration because some believed President Bush is offering amnesty.
The number of backlogged immigration cases in the US system is about 1.4 million so far this year, down from 3.4 million for the first quarter of 2004.
That information comes according to the US Citizenship and Immigration Services' newsletter. These cases include many and other immigrants seeking adjustment of status as well as citizenship.
The USCIS said it received 1.3 million new cases in the first quarter of this year, and said in its newsletter that its employees were busy trying to clear the backlog.
A study released on 14 June by the Pew Hispanic Forum shows that for the last 10 years, the arrival of illegal migrants to the US has been far greater than legal immigrants. The study that most undocumented migrants in the United States arrived since 1990, and that many belong to families made up of parents and children who are U.S. citizens.The findings point out how badly the immigration system is broken and how difficult reform may be, analysts said.
Leaders of eight western US states and three Canadian provinces focused on internationalization and immigration on 12 June. The leaders met to search for ways to build their regional economies and find solutions to problems that include increased demands for health care and education.
On 7 June 2005, the US State Department issued a Supplemental June 2005 Visa Bulletin. The Visa Bulletin adds a new "Schedule A" subcategory to the Employment-Based 3rd (EB-3) category for Registered Nurses, Physical Therapists and their spouses and children. The new Schedule A subcategory shows a "current" priority date for all RNs and PTs which allows them to immediately apply for permanent residence.
On May 11, 2005, President Bush signed a law permitting the recapture of 50,000 green cards under EB-3 category.