Table 11. -- Legal Immigrants Admitted to the United States
(in thousands)
Reflecting Revised Categories in the 1990 Immigration Act, Subject to limitation under the Overall Flexible Cap
Fiscal
year
IRCA1
Total
non IRCA2
Family
sponsored
Employment
based
Immediate
relatives
Refugees &
asylees
Other specially
legislated immigrants3
1985 --- 570 213 53 204 95 4
1986 --- 602 213 57 223 104 4
1987 --- 602 212 58 219 92 22
1988 --- 643 201 59 219 82 82
1989 479 612 217 58 218 84 35
1990 880 656 215 58 232 97 54
1991 1,123 704 216 60 237 139 52
1992 163 810 213 116 235 117 129
1993 24 880 227 147 255 127 124
1994 6 798 212 123 250 121 92
1995 4 716 238 85 220 115 58
1 This category includes those aliens admitted under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.
2 Comprehensive immigration legislation increased total immigration under an overall flexible cap of 675,000 immigrants beginning in fiscal year 1995, preceded by a 700,000 level during fiscal years 1992 through 1995; created separate admission categories for family-sponsored, employment-based, and diversity immigrants.
3 Includes 52,000 IRCA families and 34,000 immigrants admitted under the diversity cap for 1992, which are included in the overall flexible cap.