Immigrants Admitted to the United States, Federal Fiscal Years 1972-2000

This
data collection contains information on the characteristics of all aliens who
became legal permanent residents of the United States between fiscal years 1972-2000
(October 1971 through September 2000). The dataset is a merged series on ICPSR, titled Immigrants Admitted to the United States Series. Data are presented for two types of
immigrants. The first category, New Arrivals, arrived from outside the United
States with valid immigration visas issued by the United States Immigration and
Naturalization Service. The second category, those who adjusted status, were already in the
United States with temporary status and were adjusted to legal permanent
residence through petition to the United States Immigration and Naturalization
Service. Variables include port of entry, month and year of admission, class of
admission, and state and area to which the immigrants were admitted.
Demographic information such as age, sex, marital status, occupation, country
of birth, country of last permanent residence, and nationality is also
provided. Other created variables include
further demographic information, such as student status, temporary worker, visitor,
and more.