1109 



TABLE 9.— SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS, PHYSICIANS, AND SURGEONS WHO CHANGED FROM NONIMMIGRANT STATUS 

 TO IMM IGRANT STATUS IN FISCAL YEAR 1970, BY YEAR OF NON IMM IGRANT ENTRY AND BY OCCUPATIONAL GROUP 



Year of nonimmigrant entry 



Scientists and engineers 



Physicians 



Total Engineers Scientists and surgeons 



Adjusted to immigrant 



Year of entry: 



Before i960 



1960-64 



1965 



1966 



1967 



1968 



1969 



1970 



5,470 



3,636 



1,834 



890 



Source: National Science Foundation, "Scientists, Engineers, and Physicians From Abroad: Trends Through 

 Year 1970, "1972, p. 7. (Based on data of the ImmigrationandNaturalizationService, U.S. Department of Justice.) 



Fiscal 



TABLE 10.— SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS, PHYSICIANS, AND SURGEONS ADJUSTED TO IMMIGRANT STATUS, 

 BY STATUS AT ENTRY AND BY COUNTRY OR REGION OF BIRTH, FISCAL YEAR 1970 



Occupation and status 



All 

 countries 



Europe 



North and 



Central 



Asia America 



South 

 America 



Africa All others 



Scientists and engineers 13, 337 



Adjustment of status. 5,470 



As percent of total 41.0 



Engineers 9,305 



Adjustment of status 3,636 



As percent of total 39.1 



Natural scientists 3,264 



Adjustment of status 1,463 



As percent of total 44.8 



Social scientists 768 



Adjustment of status 371 



As percent of total 48.3 



Physicians and surgeons 3, 155 



Adjustment of status 890 



As percent of total 28.2 



Note: Data Include professors and instructors. 



Source: National Science Foundation, 'Scientists, Engineers, and Physicians From Abroad: Trends Through Fiscal 

 Year 1970" 1972, p. 7 (based on daU of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, U.S. Department of Justice). 



