2014 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics, August 2016. “Statistical data on immigration have been published annually by the U.S. government since the 1860s . Over the years, the federal agencies responsible for reporting on immigration have changed, as have the content, format, and title of the annual publication. Currently, immigration data are published in the Yearbook of Immigration Statistics by the Office of Immigration Statistics in the Policy Directorate of the Department of Homeland Security.”