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Article: U.S. Legal Immigration Down 10.4 Percent in FY 1995, Reports INS
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- March 28, 1996
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WASHINGTON, March 28 /U.S. Newswire/ -- INS Commissioner Doris
Meissner announced today that legal immigration to the United
States fell 10.4 percent in Fiscal Year (FY) 1995 to 720,461, the
second consecutive year of decline and the largest two-year
decrease in legal immigration since the early 1930s (see Note A).
The 1995 decline, coupled with FY 1994's drop of 9.3 percent to
804,416, brings overall legal immigration levels 20.3 percent lower
than the 904,292 admitted in FY 1993.
"These facts show that the nation's legal immigration policies
are changing to meet the realities of the 1990s. They confirm this
administration's belief that we can reduce overall immigration
levels without ...