How long is it now? How many dominicans are in the USA?
WOW, dominicans don't have it rough coming here. That's alot of dominicans coming here, 150K.
The process takes 20-24 months right now.
There are 791,600 Dominicans in the US as of the year 2004.
Compare that to 8,544,600 Mexicans, 1,594,600 Chinese, 1,244,200 Indians, or 1,413,200 Filipinos.
Sorry I meant 150,000 Dominicans over the last five years. The average number of Dominicans immigrating each year is 24,900 between 2000 and 2004. Compare that to 175,900 Mexicans each year, 50,900 Chinese, 59,300 Indians, or 47,800 Filipinos.
Statistics are from the 2004 Yearbook of Immigrant Statistics, US Census Bureau.
It is indeed very difficult for Dominicans to emigrate to the US. Try it and see. I did. My wife is here for about 7 months now. It took me 20 months total. It's NOT easy.
-Tim