> 10M could very well be the accumulation of the past 3-10 years of immigration applicants. Longer than that. For example, Indians applying under EB-2 have a

> 10M could very well be the accumulation of the past 3-10 years of immigration applicants. Longer than that. For example, Indians applying under EB-2 have a 150 year waiting list until they can get their actual green card. https://www.cato.org/blog/150-year-wait-indian-immigrants-advanced-degrees https://www.cato.org/blog/150-year-wait-indian-immigrants-ad... I'd like to think that most of those 10 million pending applicants are either 1. already in the US or 2. no longer in the US/have never been there, so it's questionable whether they would actually make the move.