From the U.S. State Department's website: immigrant visas issued to orphans coming to the U.S.:
1996
China 3333
Russia 2454
Korea 1516
1997
Russia 3816
China 3597
Korea 1654
1998
Russia 4491
China 4206
Korea 1829
1999
Russia 4348
China 4101
Korea 2008
2000
China 5053
Russia 4269
Korea 1794
2001
China 4681
Russia 4279
Korea 1870
2002
China 6119
Russia 4939
Guatemala 2419
2003
China 6859
Russia 5209
Guatemala 2328
2004
China 7044
Russia 5865
Guatemala 3264
2005
China 7906
Russia 4639
Guatemala 3783
2006
China 6493
Guatemala 4135
Russia 3706
As you can see, the number of orphans coming to the U.S. from China peaked in 2005 (coincidentally, the year in which Elizabeth came home) and fell precipitously in 2006 (1413 less visas issued in 2006 than in 2005). It will be very interesting to see the numbers for 2007...
No comments:
Post a Comment