31.   A century ago the immigrants were Italians, and now Italians are continuing their migration out.

32.   A green card certifies that an immigrant is a permanent resident.

33.   A janitor had started mopping the floor and stacking the folding chairs, but the immigrants were oblivious, nearly trampling Berns in the rush to ask follow-up questions.

34.   A typical immigrant is less likely to finish high school, but if he succeeds he is twice as likely to have a doctorate.

35.   About a third are illegal immigrants.

36.   Administration officials say they have no exact figures as to how many illegal immigrants are in the work force.

37.   Advocates for immigrants maintain that most illegal immigrants are in the country because they wanted to join family members or because they found jobs that Americans did not want.

38.   Advocates in metro Atlanta said they suspect several thousand local immigrants are eligible.

39.   But barely one immigrant in five is actually eligible to take advantage of the renewed opportunity.