Sunday, July 17, 2011

Most Cubans seek asylum, then become legal U.S. residents

Most Cubans seek asylum, then become legal U.S. residents
Jun 26, 2011 (The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - McClatchy-Tribune
Information Services via COMTEX)

About 48,000 Cubans became naturalized citizens or green card holders in
2010, according to federal figures. They represent about 3 percent of
the 1.7 million people in the United States who received or changed
legal status last year.
Of the 14,050 native Cubans who became naturalized citizens, about 13
percent were between the ages of 18 and 54, and half were married. About
16 percent worked in management or professional occupations, and 16
percent were in production, transportation or material moving
occupations. About 10 percent were students.
Their state of choice was Florida, home to 83 percent, while less than 1
percent lived in Pennsylvania.
Of the 33,600 Cubans who became legal permanent residents, about 89
percent were refugees or asylum seekers.
By comparison, about 13 percent of the 1 million people who gained green
card status in 2010 were refugees or
asylum seekers, and Cubans made up about one-fifth of that group.
Compared with people from other countries, Cubans were the
eighth-largest group that became naturalized citizens and the
sixth-largest group that gained green cards.
The largest groups of naturalized citizens came from Mexico, 11 percent;
India, 9 percent; China and the Philippines, 6 percent each; and Vietnam
and Colombia, 3 percent each.
The largest groups of legal permanent residents came from Mexico, 13
percent; China and India, 7 percent each; the Philippines, 6 percent;
and the Dominican Republic, 5 percent.
In the Pittsburgh metro area, 1,343 people became naturalized citizens
in 2010. About 23 percent of the new citizens were born in India, and 8
percent were born in China. Two to 3 percent came from eight countries:
the United Kingdom, Pakistan, Philippines, Canada, Russia, South Korea,
Turkey and Ukraine.
Another 2,319 people became green card holders. About 14 percent were
from China, and 13 percent were from India. Another 4 percent came from
Bhutan, and 2 to 3 percent came from eight countries: Pakistan, Burma,
Philippines, United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, Nepal and Mexico.

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