Coming to America

THE GOOD SHEET · N° 003 · September 25 - October 1, 2008 · wwW.GOOD.IS/ CATEGORIES: MOBILITY O LIVING Top 5 countries of birth for recent U.S. immigrants How to Get a Green Card COMING TO AMERICA We are a nation of immigrants 7.9 million = total U.S. immigrant population last year 11.3 million = illegal immigrants and people on long-term temporary visas 10.3 million = legal immigrants who arrived between 2000 and 2007 16.3 million = still-living, unnaturalized immigrants Immigration through the Diversity Lottery: The lottery grants visas to qualified applicants from A Pay corresponding fee if you are. START Mexico: 11.67 million FREE $80 China: 2 million In certain cases, visit an authorized Pick your immigration status below and then enter the maze to the left $ 600 $ 930 India: 1.7 million countries with low rates of immigration to the U.S. Submit electronic-only application at dvlottery.state.gov and join a pool of millions hoping to get one of the 55,000 visas offered annually between the ages Both presidential candidates have plans to address illegal immigration into the United States. These numbers show how many people Younger than 14 and filing with a parent's application site for biometrics testing (no fe if older than 79) Philippines: 167 million who arrived before 2000 of 14 and 79 l in 8 U.S. residents was an immigrant (2006) 1 in 9 U.S. residents had a parent who was an immigrant (2006) 1 in 3 immigrants is illegal $ 355 MA 897.000 ст 443,000 Vietnam: 999,000 $ 930 NY are immigrating, where they are coming from, and why coming illegally might seem like an attractive option. 4.11 million Younger than 14 and not filing with a parent's application Immigration through a family member sponsor required 131,000 NC VA 623,000 856,000 NJ Submit your application to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in the Department of Homeland Security 1.87 million PA If an immediate relative is a current U.S, citizen, pay to submit the application FL 581,000 3.45 million The National Visa Center sends GA 953,000 you a bill for a processing fee Sponsor fills out an E affidavit of support on your behalf Been deported? If you have ever been in the country illegally, this could delay your ability to get a visa for 10 years 864 • TN 286,000 O OH $ 545 $ 285 421,000 to pi 2ertmert of • IN Fill out an application for permission to reapply Fill out an application to suspend deportation, $ 340 493,000 236,000 mr she recei R64 You can choose to USCIS sends a notice of receipt 2032 designate a lawyer or 0s tamily member to represent you and receive all future correspondence cancel removal, or invoke Immigration through employment sponsor required a special rule IL WI 257,000 1.7 million 864 The 25 states $ 1,000 Move ahead when the cutoff date in MN 375,000 with the largest your visa category is close to the date Employer pays for your application to Join a waiting list be fast-tracked and immigrant 1:3 Applications may approved within 15 days for current case consideration the remain with the National Visa Center for months or years populations USCIS creates TX 3,44 million Congratulations! You are now a lawful permanent resident of the United States a case record and $ 375 Demand in your visa category is above the temporary quota assigns a case number to your application You are a "special immigrant" who falls into one of several categories, including widow(er)s, Iraqi You can start the process to become a citizen Skip ahead if you are in a family preference category or an employment category that hasn't reached its temporary quota or if an immediate family member is a citizen nationals who worked on behalf of the U.S. government, and Panama Canal Company employees. Fee waived in some circumstances Oco 435,000 Cost of being smuggled across the U.S.-Mexican border into California or Arizona: $1.000 to $3,000 Go to an in-person interview to demonstrate ti An officer at the U.S. embassy or $1,435 ! The U.S.-Canadian border USCIS accepts the petition The U.S.-Mexican border decides on the application you are entitled consulate Immigration through investment: You have . is 5,000 miles long • has 972 U.S. border patrol guards assigned to I patrol it I• has 250 border patrol guards actually patrolling it I at any time I. was breached by Congressional investigators who passed through with fake radioactive goods 3 out of 4 times : has one border patrol guard for every 5.14 miles of border is 1,900 miles long • will be guarded by a fence, approved by President Bush in 2006, that will be 700 miles long and cost a projected $49 billion • has 11,986 U.S. border patrol guards assigned to patrol it has been the site of an estimated4,000 deaths from crossing attempts since 1994 has one border patrol guard for every .16 miles of border AZ 891.000 financial reserves and 239.000 are starting or expanding a business in the U.S. NV 457,000 CA If you are in the United States when your case is rejected. appeal your ineligibility contraband 9.98 million $ 2,850 Your application is refused: in some cases 722,000 O OR 357,000 Get permission to stay in the country long-term if you are a foreign entrepreneur you can appeal it Fees do not include the cost of a lawyer 0 WATCH videos on immigration at www.good.is/ - NEXT WEEK'S GOOD SHEET: ©0OO Copyright © 2008 GOOD Worldwide, Inc. GOOD This exploration of immigration is a collaboration between SOURCES Center for Immigration Studies; The Economist; Libraryof Congress; Stopgatekeeper.org: U.S. Citizenshipand Immigra- tion Services; U.S. Census Bureau; U.S. Customs and Border Protection; U.S. Department of Homeland Security; U.S. Department of State; U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau for Transportation Statistics; U.S. Government Accountability Office GOOD and HANK H. HUANG, Gas Prices Some rights reserved. GOOD is a U.S. registered trademark and trademark of GOOD Worldwide, Inc. "1osuo sanies sOuapa aus Joa The National Visa applica Your application Nter in h NH nter r S 70 State and pay a Kegister with the Is rejacte ain cases $45 security tax in Rec eive notice of a interview dat embassy o consulate eration judce or the Board Immigration Appea THE GOOD SHEET · N° 003 · September 25 - October 1, 2008 · wwW.GOOD.IS/ CATEGORIES: MOBILITY O LIVING Top 5 countries of birth for recent U.S. immigrants How to Get a Green Card COMING TO AMERICA We are a nation of immigrants 7.9 million = total U.S. immigrant population last year 11.3 million = illegal immigrants and people on long-term temporary visas 10.3 million = legal immigrants who arrived between 2000 and 2007 16.3 million = still-living, unnaturalized immigrants Immigration through the Diversity Lottery: The lottery grants visas to qualified applicants from A Pay corresponding fee if you are. START Mexico: 11.67 million FREE $80 China: 2 million In certain cases, visit an authorized Pick your immigration status below and then enter the maze to the left $ 600 $ 930 India: 1.7 million countries with low rates of immigration to the U.S. Submit electronic-only application at dvlottery.state.gov and join a pool of millions hoping to get one of the 55,000 visas offered annually between the ages Both presidential candidates have plans to address illegal immigration into the United States. These numbers show how many people Younger than 14 and filing with a parent's application site for biometrics testing (no fe if older than 79) Philippines: 167 million who arrived before 2000 of 14 and 79 l in 8 U.S. residents was an immigrant (2006) 1 in 9 U.S. residents had a parent who was an immigrant (2006) 1 in 3 immigrants is illegal $ 355 MA 897.000 ст 443,000 Vietnam: 999,000 $ 930 NY are immigrating, where they are coming from, and why coming illegally might seem like an attractive option. 4.11 million Younger than 14 and not filing with a parent's application Immigration through a family member sponsor required 131,000 NC VA 623,000 856,000 NJ Submit your application to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in the Department of Homeland Security 1.87 million PA If an immediate relative is a current U.S, citizen, pay to submit the application FL 581,000 3.45 million The National Visa Center sends GA 953,000 you a bill for a processing fee Sponsor fills out an E affidavit of support on your behalf Been deported? If you have ever been in the country illegally, this could delay your ability to get a visa for 10 years 864 • TN 286,000 O OH $ 545 $ 285 421,000 to pi 2ertmert of • IN Fill out an application for permission to reapply Fill out an application to suspend deportation, $ 340 493,000 236,000 mr she recei R64 You can choose to USCIS sends a notice of receipt 2032 designate a lawyer or 0s tamily member to represent you and receive all future correspondence cancel removal, or invoke Immigration through employment sponsor required a special rule IL WI 257,000 1.7 million 864 centon The 25 states $ 1,000 Move ahead when the cutoff date in MN 375,000 with the largest your visa category is close to the date Employer pays for your application to Join a waiting list be fast-tracked and immigrant Applications may approved within 15 days for current case consideration the remain with the National Visa Center for months or years populations USCIS creates TX 3,44 million Congratulations! You are now a lawful permanent resident of the United States a case record and $ 375 Demand in your visa category is above the temporary quota assigns a case number to your application You are a "special immigrant" who falls into one of several categories, including widow(er)s, Iraqi You can start the process to become a citizen Skip ahead if you are in a family preference category or an employment category that hasn't reached its temporary quota or if an immediate family member is a citizen nationals who worked on behalf of the U.S. government, and Panama Canal Company employees. Fee waived in some circumstances Oco 435,000 Cost of being smuggled across the U.S.-Mexican border into California or Arizona: $1.000 to $3,000 An officer at the U.S. embassy or Go to o an in-person $1,435 interview to demonstrate ti you are entitled ! The U.S.-Canadian border USCIS accepts the petition The U.S.-Mexican border decides on the application consulate Immigration through investment: You have . is 5,000 miles long • has 972 U.S. border patrol guards assigned to I patrol it I• has 250 border patrol guards actually patrolling it I at any time I. was breached by Congressional investigators who passed through with fake radioactive goods 3 out of 4 times : has one border patrol guard for every 5.14 miles of border is 1,900 miles long • will be guarded by a fence, approved by President Bush in 2006, that will be 700 miles long and cost a projected $49 billion • has 11,986 U.S. border patrol guards assigned to patrol it has been the site of an estimated4,000 deaths from crossing attempts since 1994 has one border patrol guard for every .16 miles of border AZ UT 891.000 financial reserves and 239.000 are starting or expanding a business in the U.S. NV 457,000 CA If you are in the United States when your case is rejected. appeal your ineligibility contraband 9.98 million $ 2,850 Your application is refused: in some cases 722,000 O OR 357,000 Get permission to stay in the country long-term if you are a foreign entrepreneur you can appeal it Fees do not include the cost of a lawyer 0 WATCH videos on immigration at www.good.is/ - NEXT WEEK'S GOOD SHEET: ©0OO Copyright © 2008 GOOD Worldwide, Inc. GOOD This exploration of immigration is a collaboration between SOURCES Center for Immigration Studies; The Economist; Libraryof Congress; Stopgatekeeper.org: U.S. Citizenshipand Immigra- tion Services; U.S. Census Bureau; U.S. Customs and Border Protection; U.S. Department of Homeland Security; U.S. Department of State; U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau for Transportation Statistics; U.S. Government Accountability Office GOOD and HANK H. HUANG, Gas Prices Some rights reserved. GOOD is a U.S. registered trademark and trademark of GOOD Worldwide, Inc. Your application Nter in h NH "1osuo The National Visa applica S 70 $45 security tax in State and pay a Kegister with the 9 SSE S Is rejacte ain cases Rec eive notice of a interview dat embassy o consulate eration judce or the Board Immigration Appea THE GOOD SHEET · N° 003 · September 25 - October 1, 2008 · wwW.GOOD.IS/ CATEGORIES: MOBILITY O LIVING Top 5 countries of birth for recent U.S. immigrants How to Get a Green Card COMING TO AMERICA We are a nation of immigrants 7.9 million = total U.S. immigrant population last year 11.3 million = illegal immigrants and people on long-term temporary visas 10.3 million = legal immigrants who arrived between 2000 and 2007 16.3 million = still-living, unnaturalized immigrants Immigration through the Diversity Lottery: The lottery grants visas to qualified applicants from A Pay corresponding fee if you are. START Mexico: 11.67 million FREE $80 China: 2 million In certain cases, visit an authorized Pick your immigration status below and then enter the maze to the left $ 600 $ 930 India: 1.7 million countries with low rates of immigration to the U.S. Submit electronic-only application at dvlottery.state.gov and join a pool of millions hoping to get one of the 55,000 visas offered annually between the ages Both presidential candidates have plans to address illegal immigration into the United States. These numbers show how many people Younger than 14 and filing with a parent's application site for biometrics testing (no fe if older than 79) Philippines: 167 million who arrived before 2000 of 14 and 79 l in 8 U.S. residents was an immigrant (2006) 1 in 9 U.S. residents had a parent who was an immigrant (2006) 1 in 3 immigrants is illegal $ 355 MA 897.000 ст 443,000 Vietnam: 999,000 $ 930 NY are immigrating, where they are coming from, and why coming illegally might seem like an attractive option. 4.11 million Younger than 14 and not filing with a parent's application Immigration through a family member sponsor required 131,000 NC VA 623,000 856,000 NJ Submit your application to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in the Department of Homeland Security 1.87 million PA If an immediate relative is a current U.S, citizen, pay to submit the application FL 581,000 3.45 million The National Visa Center sends GA 953,000 you a bill for a processing fee Sponsor fills out an E affidavit of support on your behalf Been deported? If you have ever been in the country illegally, this could delay your ability to get a visa for 10 years 864 • TN 286,000 O OH $ 545 $ 285 421,000 to pi 2ertmert of • IN Fill out an application for permission to reapply Fill out an application to suspend deportation, $ 340 493,000 236,000 mr she recei R64 You can choose to USCIS sends a notice of receipt 2032 designate a lawyer or 0s tamily member to represent you and receive all future correspondence cancel removal, or invoke Immigration through employment sponsor required a special rule IL WI 257,000 1.7 million 864 centon The 25 states $ 1,000 Move ahead when the cutoff date in MN 375,000 with the largest your visa category is close to the date Employer pays for your application to Join a waiting list be fast-tracked and immigrant Applications may approved within 15 days for current case consideration the remain with the National Visa Center for months or years populations USCIS creates TX 3,44 million Congratulations! You are now a lawful permanent resident of the United States a case record and $ 375 Demand in your visa category is above the temporary quota assigns a case number to your application You are a "special immigrant" who falls into one of several categories, including widow(er)s, Iraqi You can start the process to become a citizen Skip ahead if you are in a family preference category or an employment category that hasn't reached its temporary quota or if an immediate family member is a citizen nationals who worked on behalf of the U.S. government, and Panama Canal Company employees. Fee waived in some circumstances Oco 435,000 Cost of being smuggled across the U.S.-Mexican border into California or Arizona: $1.000 to $3,000 An officer at the U.S. embassy or Go to o an in-person $1,435 interview to demonstrate ti you are entitled ! The U.S.-Canadian border USCIS accepts the petition The U.S.-Mexican border decides on the application consulate Immigration through investment: You have . is 5,000 miles long • has 972 U.S. border patrol guards assigned to I patrol it I• has 250 border patrol guards actually patrolling it I at any time I. was breached by Congressional investigators who passed through with fake radioactive goods 3 out of 4 times : has one border patrol guard for every 5.14 miles of border is 1,900 miles long • will be guarded by a fence, approved by President Bush in 2006, that will be 700 miles long and cost a projected $49 billion • has 11,986 U.S. border patrol guards assigned to patrol it has been the site of an estimated4,000 deaths from crossing attempts since 1994 has one border patrol guard for every .16 miles of border AZ UT 891.000 financial reserves and 239.000 are starting or expanding a business in the U.S. NV 457,000 CA If you are in the United States when your case is rejected. appeal your ineligibility contraband 9.98 million $ 2,850 Your application is refused: in some cases 722,000 O OR 357,000 Get permission to stay in the country long-term if you are a foreign entrepreneur you can appeal it Fees do not include the cost of a lawyer 0 WATCH videos on immigration at www.good.is/ - NEXT WEEK'S GOOD SHEET: ©0OO Copyright © 2008 GOOD Worldwide, Inc. GOOD This exploration of immigration is a collaboration between SOURCES Center for Immigration Studies; The Economist; Libraryof Congress; Stopgatekeeper.org: U.S. Citizenshipand Immigra- tion Services; U.S. Census Bureau; U.S. Customs and Border Protection; U.S. Department of Homeland Security; U.S. Department of State; U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau for Transportation Statistics; U.S. Government Accountability Office GOOD and HANK H. HUANG, Gas Prices Some rights reserved. GOOD is a U.S. registered trademark and trademark of GOOD Worldwide, Inc. Your application Nter in h NH "1osuo The National Visa applica S 70 $45 security tax in State and pay a Kegister with the 9 SSE S Is rejacte ain cases Rec eive notice of a interview dat embassy o consulate eration judce or the Board Immigration Appea THE GOOD SHEET · N° 003 · September 25 - October 1, 2008 · wwW.GOOD.IS/ CATEGORIES: MOBILITY O LIVING Top 5 countries of birth for recent U.S. immigrants How to Get a Green Card COMING TO AMERICA We are a nation of immigrants 7.9 million = total U.S. immigrant population last year 11.3 million = illegal immigrants and people on long-term temporary visas 10.3 million = legal immigrants who arrived between 2000 and 2007 16.3 million = still-living, unnaturalized immigrants Immigration through the Diversity Lottery: The lottery grants visas to qualified applicants from A Pay corresponding fee if you are. START Mexico: 11.67 million FREE $80 China: 2 million In certain cases, visit an authorized Pick your immigration status below and then enter the maze to the left $ 600 $ 930 India: 1.7 million countries with low rates of immigration to the U.S. Submit electronic-only application at dvlottery.state.gov and join a pool of millions hoping to get one of the 55,000 visas offered annually between the ages Both presidential candidates have plans to address illegal immigration into the United States. These numbers show how many people Younger than 14 and filing with a parent's application site for biometrics testing (no fe if older than 79) Philippines: 167 million who arrived before 2000 of 14 and 79 l in 8 U.S. residents was an immigrant (2006) 1 in 9 U.S. residents had a parent who was an immigrant (2006) 1 in 3 immigrants is illegal $ 355 MA 897.000 ст 443,000 Vietnam: 999,000 $ 930 NY are immigrating, where they are coming from, and why coming illegally might seem like an attractive option. 4.11 million Younger than 14 and not filing with a parent's application Immigration through a family member sponsor required 131,000 NC VA 623,000 856,000 NJ Submit your application to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in the Department of Homeland Security 1.87 million PA If an immediate relative is a current U.S, citizen, pay to submit the application FL 581,000 3.45 million The National Visa Center sends GA 953,000 you a bill for a processing fee Sponsor fills out an E affidavit of support on your behalf Been deported? If you have ever been in the country illegally, this could delay your ability to get a visa for 10 years 864 • TN 286,000 O OH $ 545 $ 285 421,000 to pi 2ertmert of • IN Fill out an application for permission to reapply Fill out an application to suspend deportation, $ 340 493,000 236,000 mr she recei R64 You can choose to USCIS sends a notice of receipt 2032 designate a lawyer or 0s tamily member to represent you and receive all future correspondence cancel removal, or invoke Immigration through employment sponsor required a special rule IL WI 257,000 1.7 million 864 centon The 25 states $ 1,000 Move ahead when the cutoff date in MN 375,000 with the largest your visa category is close to the date Employer pays for your application to Join a waiting list be fast-tracked and immigrant Applications may approved within 15 days for current case consideration the remain with the National Visa Center for months or years populations USCIS creates TX 3,44 million Congratulations! You are now a lawful permanent resident of the United States a case record and $ 375 Demand in your visa category is above the temporary quota assigns a case number to your application You are a "special immigrant" who falls into one of several categories, including widow(er)s, Iraqi You can start the process to become a citizen Skip ahead if you are in a family preference category or an employment category that hasn't reached its temporary quota or if an immediate family member is a citizen nationals who worked on behalf of the U.S. government, and Panama Canal Company employees. Fee waived in some circumstances Oco 435,000 Cost of being smuggled across the U.S.-Mexican border into California or Arizona: $1.000 to $3,000 An officer at the U.S. embassy or Go to o an in-person $1,435 interview to demonstrate ti you are entitled ! The U.S.-Canadian border USCIS accepts the petition The U.S.-Mexican border decides on the application consulate Immigration through investment: You have . is 5,000 miles long • has 972 U.S. border patrol guards assigned to I patrol it I• has 250 border patrol guards actually patrolling it I at any time I. was breached by Congressional investigators who passed through with fake radioactive goods 3 out of 4 times : has one border patrol guard for every 5.14 miles of border is 1,900 miles long • will be guarded by a fence, approved by President Bush in 2006, that will be 700 miles long and cost a projected $49 billion • has 11,986 U.S. border patrol guards assigned to patrol it has been the site of an estimated4,000 deaths from crossing attempts since 1994 has one border patrol guard for every .16 miles of border AZ UT 891.000 financial reserves and 239.000 are starting or expanding a business in the U.S. NV 457,000 CA If you are in the United States when your case is rejected. appeal your ineligibility contraband 9.98 million $ 2,850 Your application is refused: in some cases 722,000 O OR 357,000 Get permission to stay in the country long-term if you are a foreign entrepreneur you can appeal it Fees do not include the cost of a lawyer 0 WATCH videos on immigration at www.good.is/ - NEXT WEEK'S GOOD SHEET: ©0OO Copyright © 2008 GOOD Worldwide, Inc. GOOD This exploration of immigration is a collaboration between SOURCES Center for Immigration Studies; The Economist; Libraryof Congress; Stopgatekeeper.org: U.S. Citizenshipand Immigra- tion Services; U.S. Census Bureau; U.S. Customs and Border Protection; U.S. Department of Homeland Security; U.S. Department of State; U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau for Transportation Statistics; U.S. Government Accountability Office GOOD and HANK H. HUANG, Gas Prices Some rights reserved. GOOD is a U.S. registered trademark and trademark of GOOD Worldwide, Inc. Your application Nter in h NH "1osuo The National Visa applica S 70 $45 security tax in State and pay a Kegister with the 9 SSE S Is rejacte ain cases Rec eive notice of a interview dat embassy o consulate eration judce or the Board Immigration Appea THE GOOD SHEET · N° 003 · September 25 - October 1, 2008 · wwW.GOOD.IS/ CATEGORIES: MOBILITY O LIVING Top 5 countries of birth for recent U.S. immigrants How to Get a Green Card COMING TO AMERICA We are a nation of immigrants 7.9 million = total U.S. immigrant population last year 11.3 million = illegal immigrants and people on long-term temporary visas 10.3 million = legal immigrants who arrived between 2000 and 2007 16.3 million = still-living, unnaturalized immigrants Immigration through the Diversity Lottery: The lottery grants visas to qualified applicants from A Pay corresponding fee if you are. START Mexico: 11.67 million FREE $80 China: 2 million In certain cases, visit an authorized Pick your immigration status below and then enter the maze to the left $ 600 $ 930 India: 1.7 million countries with low rates of immigration to the U.S. Submit electronic-only application at dvlottery.state.gov and join a pool of millions hoping to get one of the 55,000 visas offered annually between the ages Both presidential candidates have plans to address illegal immigration into the United States. These numbers show how many people Younger than 14 and filing with a parent's application site for biometrics testing (no fe if older than 79) Philippines: 167 million who arrived before 2000 of 14 and 79 l in 8 U.S. residents was an immigrant (2006) 1 in 9 U.S. residents had a parent who was an immigrant (2006) 1 in 3 immigrants is illegal $ 355 MA 897.000 ст 443,000 Vietnam: 999,000 $ 930 NY are immigrating, where they are coming from, and why coming illegally might seem like an attractive option. 4.11 million Younger than 14 and not filing with a parent's application Immigration through a family member sponsor required 131,000 NC VA 623,000 856,000 NJ Submit your application to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in the Department of Homeland Security 1.87 million PA If an immediate relative is a current U.S, citizen, pay to submit the application FL 581,000 3.45 million The National Visa Center sends GA 953,000 you a bill for a processing fee Sponsor fills out an E affidavit of support on your behalf Been deported? If you have ever been in the country illegally, this could delay your ability to get a visa for 10 years 864 • TN 286,000 O OH $ 545 $ 285 421,000 to pi 2ertmert of • IN Fill out an application for permission to reapply Fill out an application to suspend deportation, $ 340 493,000 236,000 mr she recei R64 You can choose to USCIS sends a notice of receipt 2032 designate a lawyer or 0s tamily member to represent you and receive all future correspondence cancel removal, or invoke Immigration through employment sponsor required a special rule IL WI 257,000 1.7 million 864 centon The 25 states $ 1,000 Move ahead when the cutoff date in MN 375,000 with the largest your visa category is close to the date Employer pays for your application to Join a waiting list be fast-tracked and immigrant Applications may approved within 15 days for current case consideration the remain with the National Visa Center for months or years populations USCIS creates TX 3,44 million Congratulations! You are now a lawful permanent resident of the United States a case record and $ 375 Demand in your visa category is above the temporary quota assigns a case number to your application You are a "special immigrant" who falls into one of several categories, including widow(er)s, Iraqi You can start the process to become a citizen Skip ahead if you are in a family preference category or an employment category that hasn't reached its temporary quota or if an immediate family member is a citizen nationals who worked on behalf of the U.S. government, and Panama Canal Company employees. Fee waived in some circumstances Oco 435,000 Cost of being smuggled across the U.S.-Mexican border into California or Arizona: $1.000 to $3,000 An officer at the U.S. embassy or Go to o an in-person $1,435 interview to demonstrate ti you are entitled ! The U.S.-Canadian border USCIS accepts the petition The U.S.-Mexican border decides on the application consulate Immigration through investment: You have . is 5,000 miles long • has 972 U.S. border patrol guards assigned to I patrol it I• has 250 border patrol guards actually patrolling it I at any time I. was breached by Congressional investigators who passed through with fake radioactive goods 3 out of 4 times : has one border patrol guard for every 5.14 miles of border is 1,900 miles long • will be guarded by a fence, approved by President Bush in 2006, that will be 700 miles long and cost a projected $49 billion • has 11,986 U.S. border patrol guards assigned to patrol it has been the site of an estimated4,000 deaths from crossing attempts since 1994 has one border patrol guard for every .16 miles of border AZ UT 891.000 financial reserves and 239.000 are starting or expanding a business in the U.S. NV 457,000 CA If you are in the United States when your case is rejected. appeal your ineligibility contraband 9.98 million $ 2,850 Your application is refused: in some cases 722,000 O OR 357,000 Get permission to stay in the country long-term if you are a foreign entrepreneur you can appeal it Fees do not include the cost of a lawyer 0 WATCH videos on immigration at www.good.is/ - NEXT WEEK'S GOOD SHEET: ©0OO Copyright © 2008 GOOD Worldwide, Inc. GOOD This exploration of immigration is a collaboration between SOURCES Center for Immigration Studies; The Economist; Libraryof Congress; Stopgatekeeper.org: U.S. Citizenshipand Immigra- tion Services; U.S. Census Bureau; U.S. Customs and Border Protection; U.S. Department of Homeland Security; U.S. Department of State; U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau for Transportation Statistics; U.S. Government Accountability Office GOOD and HANK H. HUANG, Gas Prices Some rights reserved. GOOD is a U.S. registered trademark and trademark of GOOD Worldwide, Inc. Your application Nter in h NH "1osuo The National Visa applica S 70 $45 security tax in State and pay a Kegister with the 9 SSE S Is rejacte ain cases Rec eive notice of a interview dat embassy o consulate eration judce or the Board Immigration Appea