Chart:
Obama Admin. On Pace to Issue One Million Green Cards to Migrants from
Majority-Muslim Countries
A chart released by the Senate Subcommittee on
Immigration and the National Interest Friday details the surge in immigration
to the U.S. from majority-Muslim countries since President Barack Obama took
office in 2009.
Specifically, in the first six fiscal years of
Obama’s presidency (FY2009 – FY2014), his administration issued 832,014 green
cards to migrants majority-Muslim countries, the most of which were issued to
migrants from Pakistan (102,000), Iraq (102,000), Bangladesh (90,000), Iran
(85,000), Egypt (56,000), and Somalia (37,000).
The total 832,014 new permanent residents do
not include migrants on temporary, nonimmigrant visas — which allow foreign
nationals to come to the U.S. temporarily for work, study, tourism and the
like. As the subcommittee notes, the number also does not include those
migrants who overstayed the terms of their visas.
Regardless, as the subcommittee explained in
its analysis, the U.S. is playing host to immigrants from majority Muslim
countries at an increasing pace.
Between FY 2013 and FY 2014, the number of
green cards issued to migrants from Muslim-majority countries increased
dramatically – from 117,423 in FY 2013, to 148,810 in FY 2014, a nearly 27
percent increase. Throughout the Obama Administration’s tenure, the United
States has issued green cards to an average of 138,669 migrants from
Muslim-majority countries per year, meaning that it is nearly certain the
United States will have issued green cards to at least 1.1 million migrants
from Muslim-majority countries on the President’s watch. It has also been
reported that migration from Muslim-majority countries represents the fastest
growing class of migrants.
Green cards, or Lawful Permanent Residency,
puts immigrants on the path to citizenship and allows for lifetime residency,
federal benefits, and work authorization. Included in the totals are refugees,
who are required to apply for a green card after one year of residency in the
U.S. Unlike other types of immigrants, refugees are immediately eligible for
welfare benefits including Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), food
stamps, and Medicaid.
A report
from the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) indicated that in FY 2013, 91.4
percent of Middle Eastern refugees (accepted to the U.S. between 2008-2013)
received food stamps, 73.1 percent were on Medicaid or Refugee Medical
Assistance and 68.3 percent were on cash welfare.
Green Card Totals, FY09-FY14:
Pakistan (102K), Iraq (102K), Bangladesh (90K),
Iran (85K), Egypt (56K), Somalia (37K), Uzbekistan (30K), Turkey (26K), Morocco
(25K), Jordan (25K), Albania (24K), Afghanistan (21K), Lebanon (20K), Yemen
(20K), Syria (18K), Indonesia (17K), Sudan (15K), Sierra Leone (12K), Guinea
(9K), Senegal (8K), Saudi Arabia (9K), Algeria (8K), Kazakhstan (8K), Kuwait
(6K), Gambia (6K), United Arab Emirates (5K), Azerbaijan (4K), Mali (4K),
Burkina Faso (3K), Kyrgyzstan (3K), Kosovo (3K), Mauritania (3K), Tunisia (2K),
Tajikistan (2K), Libya (2K), Turkmenistan (1K), Qatar (1K), Chad (1K)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/06/17/obama-admin-pace-issue-one-million-green-cards-migrants-majority-muslim-countries/
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