3.05-M Pinoys in US; 300,000 are Illegals.
March 16, 2009
Written by News Team, in Articles/Stories
Many LPRs are women
ACS said:
- The Chinese still topped the list with 3.54 million. Third are Asian Indians with 2.77 million, followed by Vietnamese 1.64 million, Koreans 1.56 million and Japanese 1.22 million.
- 72,596 Filipinos became permanent residents in the US in 2007.
- An estimated 300,000 Filipinos are illegally in the United States.
- Filipino Americans have one of the highest median income among immigrants.
- Majority of Philippine born residents are women.
- About 68 percent of Filipino Americans are in the labor force.
ACS and the Department of Homeland Security says that in 2007, 72,596 or seven percent of the 1,052,415 who became legal permanent residents (LPRs) in the United States in fiscal years October 1 to September 30 were Filipinos.
It said the majority of new LPRs (59 percent) already lived in the United States when they were granted lawful permanent residence. Two-thirds were granted permanent residence based on a family relationship with a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident of the United States.
The leading countries of birth of new LPRs were Mexico (14 percent), China (7 percent) and the Philippines (7 percent). The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) and its amendments are the basis for most immigration laws in effect today. U.S. law gives priority for immigration status to foreign nationals who have a close family relationship with a U.S. citizen or LPR, who have needed job skills, who are from countries with relatively low levels of immigration to the United States, or who have refugee or asylee status.
LPR flows are pegged at 1,052,415 in 2007, 1,266,129 in 2006 and 1,122,257 in 2005.
DHS said the leading metropolitan areas of residence for new LPRs in 2007 were New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA (17 percent) and Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA (9.1 percent).
The ACS and DHS say that out of the estimated 11.6 million illegal aliens in the United State as of January 2008, 300,000 are Filipino “unauthorized residents”, a term used by ACS for undocumented aliens.
ACS said the number of Filipino unauthorized residents rose from 200,000 in 2000 to 300,000 in 2008. It said the estimates were obtained using the “residual” methodology employed for estimates of the unauthorized population in 2007.
ACS said Mexico continued to be the leading source of unauthorized immigration to the United States. The estimated unauthorized immigrant population from Mexico increased from 4.7 million in 2000 to 7.0 million or 61 percent of the total unauthorized in January 2008. The annual average increase in Mexican unauthorized immigration to the United States was 290,000 during the 2000-2008 period. The next leading source countries for unauthorized immigrants in 2008 were El Salvador (570,000), Guatemala (430,000), the Philippines (300,000) and Honduras (300,000).
It said California remained the leading state of residence of the unauthorized immigrant population in 2008, with 2.9 million. The next leading state, Texas, had 1.7 million unauthorized residents, followed by Florida with 840,000 and New York with 640,000. California’s share of the national total declined from 30 percent in 2000 to 25 percent in 2008. The greatest percentage increases in the unauthorized population between 2000 and 2008 occurred in Georgia (105 percent), Arizona (70 percent), and Nevada (70 percent).
Basing its estimates on the DHS data, ACS said that in summary, the number of unauthorized immigrants living in the United States declined from 11.8 million in January 2007 to 11.6 million in January 2008.
The legally resident immigrant population as defined for these estimates includes all persons who were granted lawful permanent residence; granted asylee status; admitted as refugees; or admitted as nonimmigrants for a temporary stay in the United States and not required to leave by January 1, 2008. Nonimmigrant residents refer to certain aliens who were legally admitted temporarily to the United States for specified time periods such as students and temporary workers.
A new analysis of the ACS data showed that Filipinos in the United States remain among the top earners among immigrants or foreign-born residents. ACS said, “Among the foreign-born, those from India, South Africa and the Philippines have the highest median household incomes.”
The data revealed that the median family income of Filipinos is at $81,625 (P3.8 million at $1:P47), with individual per-capita income at $34,167 (P1.6 million), which is higher than the $26,688 US average.
Pinoys are also the third-largest group of foreign-born US residents, at 1.7 million, following the Chinese at 1.9 million, and Mexicans, who are more than 11.7 million.
The median age is at 46 for Filipinos, the US Census Bureau data also revealed. The bulk of the Filipino population are above 15 years old.
Majority of the Philippine-born US residents are women (58.3 percent), and are categorized as married.
Majority of the Philippine foreign-born US residents are in the labor force, or 68.6 percent. Forty-two percent of them are in management, professional and related occupations, while less than 1 percent or 0.3 percent are in farming, fishing and forestry occupations in the US. Almost 82 percent are said to be private wage and salary workers, while less than a percent, or 0.1 percent are unpaid family workers.
This shows that 69 percent of Filipinos can afford to own a house, while the rest are renting. US Census Bureau data also revealed that on average, nearly four people occupy an owned housing unit and nearly three in a renter-occupied unit. Gross rent is $985.
ACS and DHS said that out of the estimated 11.6 million illegal aliens in the United State as of January 2008, 300,000 are Filipino “unauthorized residents”, a term used by ACS for undocumented aliens.
ACS said the number of Filipino unauthorized residents rose from 200,000 in 2000 to 300,000 in 2008. It said the estimates were obtained using the “residual” methodology employed for estimates of the unauthorized population in 2007. The unauthorized resident population is the remainder or “residual” after estimates of the legally resident foreign- born population – legal permanent residents (LPRs), asylees, refugees, and nonimmigrants – are subtracted from estimates of the total foreign-born population. Data to estimate the legally resident population were obtained primarily from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) while the ACS said Mexico continued to be the leading source of unauthorized immigration to the United States (see Table 3). The estimated unauthorized immigrant population from Mexico increased from 4.7 million in 2000 to 7.0 million or 61 percent of the total unauthorized in January 2008. The annual average increase in Mexican unauthorized immigration to the United States was 290,000 during the 2000-2008 period. The next leading source countries for unauthorized immigrants in 2008 were El Salvador (570,000), Guatemala (430,000), the Philippines (300,000) and Honduras (300,000).
The ten leading countries of origin represented 83 percent of the unauthorized immigrant population in 2008. It said California remained the leading state of residence of the unauthorized immigrant population in 2008, with 2.9 million. The next leading state, Texas, had 1.7 million unauthorized residents, followed by Florida with 840,000 and New York with 640,000. California’s share of the national total declined from 30 percent in 2000 to 25 percent in 2008. The greatest percentage increases in the unauthorized population between 2000 and 2008 occurred in Georgia (105 percent), Arizona (70 percent), and Nevada (70 percent).
Basing its estimates on the DHS data, ACS said that in summary, the number of unauthorized immigrants living in the United States declined from 11.8 million in January 2007 to 11.6 million in January 2008.
The Philippines is also the third-largest group of foreign-born US residents at 1.7 million, following China (1.9 million) and Mexico (more than 11.7 million people).
Majority of the Philippine-born US residents are women (58.3 percent), majority of whom are categorized as married. Some 159,220 women above 15 years old were said to be never married.
Majority (81.5 peercent) are said to be private wage and salary workers, while less than a percent (0.1 percent) are unpaid family workers. Hence, majority of Filipinos (69 percent) can afford to own a house; the rest are renting. The US Census Bureau data revealed that on average, nearly four people occupy an owned housing unit, and nearly three in a renter-occupied unit. Gross rent is $985.
Majority of them live in units built between 1960 and 1979 (26.1 percent), while only 8 percent live in structures built before the war (1939 or earlier). Majority of Filipinos also spend less than 30 percent of their household income on their mortgage while 46.5 percent said 30 percent or more of their income go into their units.
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