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Immigrants from NAFTA countries into the U.S. 1986-2016

Number of persons obtaining legal permanent resident status in the U.S. from NAFTA countries from 1986 to 2016

The data displays the number of persons obtaining legal permanent resident status, also called "green card" recipients in the United States who were born in NAFTA countries from 1986 to 2016. In 2014, 134,052 people born in Mexico received legal permanent resident status in the United States

1986 11039 66533
1987 11876 72351
1988 11783 95039
1989 12151 405172
1990 16812 679068
1991 13504 946167
1992 15205 213802
1993 17156 126561
1994 16068 111398
1995 12932 89932
1996 15825 163572
1997 11609 146865
1998 10190 131575
1999 8782 147402
2000 16057 173493
2001 21752 205560
2002 19352 218822
2003 11350 115585
2004 15569 175411
2005 21878 161445
2006 18207 173749
2007 15495 148640
2008 15109 189989
2009 16140 164920
2010 13328 139120
2011 12800 143446
2012 12932 146406
2013 13181 135028
2014 11586 134052
2015 12673 158619
2016 12793 174534