|
|
1. Estimated Undocumented Population in the US * |
|
|
Top 15 Countries of Origin. October 1992 to October 1996 |
|
|
Country |
October 1996 |
October 1992 |
Average Annual Change (1992-1996) |
|
1. |
Mexico |
2,700,000 |
2,090,000 |
154,000 |
|
2. |
El Salvador |
335,000 |
290,000 |
11,000 |
|
3. |
Guatemala |
16,000 |
115,000 |
12,000 |
|
4. |
Canada |
120,000 |
85,000 |
8,000 |
|
5. |
Haiti |
105,000 |
80,000 |
6,000 |
|
6. |
Philippines |
95,000 |
95,000 |
1,000 |
|
7. |
Honduras |
90,000 |
6,000 |
1,000 |
|
8. |
Bahamas |
70,000 |
40,000 |
7,000 |
|
9. |
Poland |
70,000 |
75,000 |
-2,000 |
|
10. |
Nicaragua |
70,000 |
60,000 |
2,000 |
|
11. |
Colombia |
65,000 |
55,000 |
4,000 |
|
12. |
Ecuador |
55,000 |
35,000 |
4,000 |
|
13. |
Dom. Rep. |
50,000 |
37,000 |
4,000 |
|
14. |
Trinidad |
50,000 |
35,000 |
4,000 |
|
15. |
Jamaica |
50,000 |
37,000 |
2,000 |
* Source : INS Press Office (from INS Office of Policy and Planing)
|
2. Legal Status** |
Respondents | Documented | Undocumented | Have some type of Work Permit |
|
|
50 |
7 |
40 |
3 |
**Source: 25 Day labor interviews conducted at unregulated and regulated sites in North Hollywood by Maria Cardona andFabiola VilchezThe Day Laborer Issue in Los Angeles: Regulated Vs. Unregulated Sites.1997,UCLA, also used the 25 interviews conducted at Sawtelle and Santa Monica for UCLA Assistant Professor Abel Valenzuela, Jr. : Ph.D. Urban Planing Department