Immigration Statistics
The Times
May 15, 2008
• A legal permanent resident or "green card" recipient is defined by immigration law as a person who has been granted lawful permanent residence in the United States. LPRs may live and work permanently anywhere in the United States, own property and attend public schools, colleges and universities. They also may join certain branches of the Armed Forces and apply to become a U.S. citizen.
• In 2007, a total of 1,052,415 people became LPRs of the United States.
• The majority those who became LPRs in 2007 (59 percent) already lived in the United States.
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