Don&#x27;t forget that <i>most</i> of the immigration (focusing on permanent immigration - green cards) are awarded based on family reunification, not employment.  Many green card categories are capped, family reunification is not (for close relatives).<p>Data is a bit old (2011), but this says ~50K employment GCs and ~750K based on family ties.[1]<p>[1]<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;immigration.uschamber.com&#x2F;uploads&#x2F;sites&#x2F;392&#x2F;Summary%20Green%20Cards%20w%20FY11%20Tablev2.pdf" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;immigration.uschamber.com&#x2F;uploads&#x2F;sites&#x2F;392&#x2F;Summary%2...</a>