More than 1 million immigrants became legal permanent residents (LPRs) of the United States in 2011.
Of the new U.S. residents, 14% came from Mexico, 7.9% from China, and 6.4% from India.
Including orphans, nearly 8% of all new LPRs in 2011 were children with immediate relatives as current citizens in the U.S, and 33.2% of immigrants were under the age of 25.
More than 550,000 LPRs in 2011 were women and more than 600,000 were married individuals.
By 2026, it is predicted that the government will have a shortage of 20 million workers.
The undocumented immigrant population grew by 27% between 2000 and 2009