2007 Diversity Visa Lottery Registration Begins

U.S Department of State ^ | September 20, 2005

[GarySpFc]

Legal Immigration to the United States from all of Europe compared to Mexico by year.

Year___________Europe_________Mexico

1990 __________112,401_________679,068
1991 __________135,234_________946,167
1992 __________145,392_________213,802
1993 __________158,254_________126,561
1994 __________160.916_________111,398
1995 __________128,185_________ 89,932
1996 __________147,581_________163,572
1997 __________119,871_________146,865
1998 ___________90,793_________131,575
1999 ___________92,672_________147,573
2000 __________132,480_________173,919
2001 __________175,371_________206,426
2002 __________174,209_________219,380
2003 __________100,769_________115,864
2004 __________127,669_________175,364

Totals ________2,001,797_______3,647,486

[macel]

Well, couldn't care less. At least they won't humiliate themselves this time.

[DancesWithBolsheviks]

It makes me sad that the most salient feature we measure for the addition of people to our nation is that person's nation of origin. I'd rather it be based on their interest in becoming an American and what they can contribute.