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Immigration Fundamentals (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date July 2, 1998
Report Number 95-56
Authors Joyce Vialet, Education and Public Welfare Division
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
Summary:

This fact sheet defines key immigration terms such as alien, immigrant, nonimmigrant, and illegal alien, and provides pertinent statistics. It explains the regulation of permanent legal immigration and analyzes funding data. Refugees and asylees and alien eligibility criteria for federal benefits are briefly discussed.