Dominicans top list of Caribbean nationals who received US permanent visa
Washington.– The most US permanent visas given in 2009 went to immigrants from the Dominican Republic, who collected close to half of the total, according to the latest U.S. State Department data that analyzed how more Caribbean nationals were able to adjust their status to legal residents this year, compared to last year.
The data includes all immigrants sponsored by family and employers. For 2009, the total was 44,417, according to State Department statistics compared to over just 32,000 in 2008.
The figure for Dominicans who became green card holders or permanent residents was 24,496. Haiti was second with 7,199 while Jamaicans secured 5,493 visas. Guyana ranked fourth, with over 3,000.