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Out of the600,000waiting for the most sought-afterCard, only 60,394 havethe legal permanent residency last year which allows them to live and workthe US, according to the latest official figures.Under the current regulation, skilled immigrants from India need to wait anywhere between 25-92 years for aCard due to per-country limits, said GCReforms.org, a website foundedmembers of the Indian diaspora livingthe United States that focuses on immigration issues.As of April 2018, there were 632,219 Indian immigrants and their spouses and minor children waiting forOf the 60,394who, the maximum 23,569 were issued to the employment-based preferences like those on the H-1B visas.Having aCard allows a person to live and work permanentlythe US. Indian-Americans, most of whom are highly skilled and come to the US mainly on the H-1B work visas are the worst sufferers of the current immigration system which imposes a 7 per cent per country quota on allotment ofor permanent legal residency.As many as 20,549were issuedthe capacity of them being immediate relatives (spouses, children and parents) of the US citizens, while 14,962were issued theunder the family sponsored categories like brothers and sisters.The latest annual figures released on October 2the Department of Homeland Security (), however, reveal that the number ofgettinghas dropped - albeit marginally - than the previous two years.2015, as many as 64,116were issued legal permanent residency, and the next year2016, the figure was 64,687.Among the employment-based preferences - which is the route followedthe H-1B visa holders - 137,855were issued.Thesaid around half of itswere issued to the immediate relatives of US citizens - spouses (292,909), children (74,989) and parents (148,610).all 1,127,167 million foreigners, which is a step below citizenship,the year, the figures revealed.The previous year 1,183,505 foreigners2016 and 1,051,0312015.People from Asia (424,743) and North America (413,650) account for the maximum number ofCard recipientsCountry-wise figures reveal that China topped the list with 71,565, followedCuba (65,028) and India (60,394).However, India is different from other countries as it has the maximum number of people waitingline.Because of the Congressional mandated country quota,according to Cato Institute , a libertarian think tank, would have to wait for decades andsome cases as much as 151 years to get aCard.The figures also reveal that, Americans adopted 222 Indian kids, of which 176 were females and 46 males. Eight of these were of less than year old, 170 between one and four years, while 44 werefive years of age at the time of adoption.