Re: USA emigration statistics sought

"David Eduardo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> "Blatt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message >
> 
> > The State Department should have statistics on passport issuance.
> > Since all permanent passports are manufactured in a US-based factory
> > and it now takes up to a month for them to arrive, embassies (and
> > State) should know the true residence address for passport holders.
> 
> Passports are issue for 10 years, and change of address notification is not
> required. My passport will expire in 2 years, and I have moved 3 times since
> I got it. I doubt any database of passport holders is accurate.
> 
> Registering at a US Embassy or Consulate by US Citizens abroad is "
> recommended"  in the passport. However, few expats really do this as either
> the consulate is far a way or no benefit from doing so can be determined.

The original post's meaning was that because all passports are
manfactured in the USA and take time to deliver, one will know whether
the mailing address is in the USA or abroad. We can extrapolate from
the number issued in year 1 to come up with a figure for ten years.

As for tax emigrants, have a look at:
http://www.forbes.com/global/1999/0726/0214116a.html
and, for the Norman F. Dacey case:
http://snurl.com/35k6