Immigration services

Statistics for immigration to Canada: Canada is a relatively new country, and the formal process for immigration has not been around for very long. People have been migrating to the Canadian geographic region for thousands of years, although the patterns have varied. The domestic immigration laws went through many major changes after 1947, most notably with the Immigration Act, 1976, and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act of 2002. Currently, the country is known to have a broad immigration policy, which is reflected in its ethnic diversity. According to the 2001 census by Statcan, there are 34 ethnic groups in Canada, with at least one hundred thousand members in each group, and several others represented in smaller numbers. 13.4% of the population belongs to the visible minorities, Chinese (3.5%), Black (2.2%), South Asian (3.1%) and Filipino (1.0%). 250,640 people migrated to Canada in 2001. On a compound basis, this rate of immigration represents 8.7 % population growth over 10 years. The immigration level reached its peak in 1993, the last year of the progressive conservative government. It was maintained by the Liberal Party of Canada. Due to financial constraints, the ambitious targets of an annual 1% per capita immigration rate were hampered. The growth of the immigrant population is concentrated in or near large cities in a disproportionate manner. You can find more information on the immigration statistics of Canada on the Internet. The immigration statistics of Canada are presented in a tabular format on these sites.

United States immigration statistics: Immigration to the United States has been the major source of cultural change and growth in the population of the country, even though the foreign born have never been more than 15 % of the population since 1675. In the US, the first naturalization law was the Naturalization Act of 26 March 1790. This act restricted naturalization to “free white people” having a good character, and who had been residing in the country for two years. It was increased to 5 years residence with 3 years notice of intent for applying for citizenship, in 1795. In 1798, it was increased to 14 years of residence, and 5 years notice of intent. Legal immigration in the US increased from 2.5 million in the 1950s to 4.5 million in 1970s, and 7.3 million in the 1980s. After the 9/11 attacks, public attitude about immigration in the US has been influenced heavily. Americans who said that they wanted immigration restricted increased by 20 percentage points after the attacks. There are several websites on the Internet where you can find immigration statistics of United States. Besides the immigration statistics, you can also find a lot of information on the various immigration acts of the United States.

Mexican immigration statistics: According to a study, the sustained growth in the economy of Mexico can bring a drastic slowdown in the Mexican immigration to the US. If the annual growth of the Mexican economy continues to be 5 %, then it is projected it will absorb all newcomers to the job market within a few years. Mexico will be able to catch up in creation of jobs for underemployed or unemployed people with this sustained growth. However, both nations, Mexico and the US, should continue developing means for anticipating and defusing tensions that are brought on by Mexican immigration - especially illegal immigration. Immigration statistics for Mexico is available on the Internet. Besides the Immigration statistics for Mexico, these sites also contain information about the future state of immigration of this country, along with reports by the United States Department of Homeland Security's Office of Immigration Statistics or United States Census Bureau.