Border Security: Long-term Strategy Needed to Keep Pace with Increasing Demand for VisasDIANE Publishing, 2008 - 45 halaman After the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Congress & the Dept. of State initiated changes to the visa process to increase security, but these changes also increased the amount of time needed to adjudicate a visa. Although maintaining security is of paramount importance, State has acknowledged that long waits for visas may discourage legitimate travel to the U.S., potentially costing the country billions of dollars over time, & adversely influencing foreign citizens¿ opinions of our nation. A number of consular posts had long visa interview wait times. This report examines: (1) State¿s data on visa interview wait times; (2) actions State has taken to address wait times; & (3) State¿s strategy for dealing with projected growth in visa demand. Charts & tables. |
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1-person households 1939 or earlier 24 percent 29 percent 34 percent Aleut American Indian Asian based on sample Burt County census CENSUS90 children under 18 complete kitchen facilities complete plumbing facilities computed Median condominium housing County Subdivision DATA:CENSUS90*H2TIPSDA31 definitions of terms DETAILED HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS Families with female female householder Hall County Hispanic origin HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS TIPSII INCOME IN 1989 Lacking complete plumbing Less than 20 Married-couple families Mean household income meanings of symbols Median dollars MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME MONTHLY OWNER COSTS mortgage Less MORTGAGE STATUS NEBRASKA NEBRASKA TIPSII UPF Occupied housing units Owner-occupied housing units Pacific Islander percent 30 percent 35 percent PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD persons per room public assistance income Renter-occupied housing units Rural sample and subject sampling variability Sarpy County SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER Sherman County Specified owner-occupied housing Specified renter-occupied housing STATUS AND SELECTED subject to sampling TAPE telephone in unit terms and meanings vehicle available
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Halaman 2 - New units not yet occupied are classified as vacant housing units if construction has reached a point where all exterior windows and doors are installed and final usable floors are in place. Vacant units are excluded if they are open to the elements; that is...
Halaman 4 - A condominium fee normally is charged monthly to the owners of the individual condominium units by the condominium owners association to cover operating, maintenance, administrative, and improvement costs of the common property (grounds, halls, lobby, parking areas, laundry rooms, swimming pool, etc.) The costs for utilities and/or fuels may be included in the condominium fee if the units do not have separate meters.
Halaman 11 - Selected Monthly Owner Costs" and "Selected Monthly Owner Costs as a Percentage of Household Income in 1989." A separate question (H23d) determines whether insurance premiums are included in the mortgage payment to the lender(s). This makes it possible to avoid counting these premiums twice in the computations. Comparability — Data on payment for fire and hazard insurance were collected for the first time in 1 980.
Halaman 48 - Forces who live here • Newborn babies still in the hospital • Children in boarding schools below the college level • Persons who stay here most of the week while working even if they have a home somewhere else • Persons with no other home who are staying here on April 1 Print last name, first name, and middle initial for each person. Begin on...
Halaman 54 - Skip to 32 28-30. CURRENT OR MOST RECENT JOB ACTIVITY. Describe clearly this person's chief job activity or business last week. If this person had more than one job, describe the one at which this person worked the most hours. If this person had no job or business last week, give information for his/her last job or business since 1985.
Halaman 16 - The payment for real estate taxes is added to payments for fire, hazard, and flood insurance; utilities and fuels; and mortgages (both first and junior mortgages and home equity loans) to derive "Selected Monthly Owner Costs" and "Selected Monthly Owner Costs as a Percentage of Household Income in 1989.
Halaman 15 - Hawaiian — Includes persons who indicated their race as "Hawaiian" as well as persons who identified themselves as Part Hawaiian or Native Hawaiian. Samoan — Includes persons who indicated their race as "Samoan" or persons who identified themselves as American Samoan or Western Samoan. Guamanian— Includes persons who indicated their race as "Guamanian" or persons who identified themselves as Chamorro or Guam.
Halaman 53 - QUESTIONS 18. Does this person have a physical, mental, or other health condition that has lasted for 6 or more months and which — a. Limits the kind or amount of work this person can do at a job?
Halaman 49 - If Other Asian or Pacific Islander (API), print one group, for example: Hmong, Fijian, Laotian, Thai, Tongan, Pakistani, If Other race print rare , 5. Age and year of birth a . Print each person's age at last birthday. Fill in the matching circle below each box. b . Print each person's year of birth and fill the matching circle below each box. 6. Marital status Fill ONE circle for each person. 7. Is this person of Spanish/Hispanic origin? Fill ONE circle for each person. If Yes, other...