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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Aug 28.
Published in final edited form as: Soc Sci Res. 2011 Mar 31;40(5):1292–1336. doi: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2011.03.007

Table 2.

Processing Venue for New Immigrants in 2003

Immigrant Class of Admission State Only INS/CIS Only Both State & US/CIS
Immediate relative of U.S. citizen
 New arrival X
 Adjustee X
Family preference X
Employment preference
 New arrival X
 Adjustee X
Diversity
 New arrival X
 Adjustee X
Humanitarian X
Legalization X

Notes: The table depicts venue of LPR visa processing. However, all new arrivals are inspected at the U.S. port of entry by an official of the Customs and Border Protection unit of DHS. Also, see note on humanitarian and legalization immigrants in Table 1.