The number of people gaining permanent residency in the United States has increased by huge amounts since WWII.
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Year # Immigrants
2019 1031765 2018 1096611 2017 1127167 2016 1183505 2015 1051031 2014 1016518 2013 990553 2012 1031631 2011 1062040 2010 1042625 2009 1130818 2008 1107126 2007 1052415 2006 1266129 2005 1122257 2004 957883 2003 703542 2002 1059356 2001 1058902 2000 841002 1999 644787 1998 653206 1997 797847 1996 915560 1995 720177 1994 803993 1993 903916 1992 973445 1991 1826595 1990 1535872 1989 1090172 1988 641346 1987 599889 1986 600027 1985 568149 1984 541811 1983 550052 1982 533624 1981 595014 1980 524295 1979 394244 1978 589810 1977 458755 1976 499093 1975 385378 1974 393919 1973 398515 1972 384685 1971 370478 1970 373326 1969 358579 1968 454448 1967 361972 1966 323040 1965 296697 1964 292248 1963 306260 1962 283763 1961 271344 1960 265398 1959 260686 1958 253265 1957 326867 1956 321625 1955 237790 1954 208177 1953 170434 1952 265520 1951 205717 1950 249187 1949 188317 1948 170570 1947 147292 1946 108721 1945 38119 1944 28551 1943 23725 1942 28781 1941 51776 1940 70756 1939 82998 1938 67895 1937 50244 1936 36329 1935 34956 1934 29470 1933 23068 1932 35576 1931 97139 1930 241700 1929 279678 1928 307255 1927 335175 1926 304488 1925 294314 1924 706896 1923 522919 1922 309556 1921 805228 1920 430001 1919 141132 1918 110618 1917 295403 1916 298826 1915 326700 1914 1218480 1913 1197892 1912 838172 1911 878587 1910 1041570 1909 751786 1908 782870 1907 1285349 1906 1100735 1905 1026499 1904 812870 1903 857046 1902 648743 1901 487918 1900 448572 1899 311715 1898 229299 1897 230832 1896 343267 1895 258536 1894 285631 1893 439730 1892 579663 1891 560319 1890 455302 1889 444427 1888 546889 1887 490109 1886 334203 1885 395346 1884 518592 1883 603322 1882 788992 1881 669431 1880 457257 1879 177826 1878 138469 1877 141857 1876 169986 1875 227498 1874 313339 1873 459803 1872 404806 1871 321350 1870 387203 1869 352768 1868 138840 1867 315722 1866 318568 1865 248120 1864 193418 1863 176282 1862 91985 1861 91918 1860 153640 1859 121282 1858 123126 1857 251306 1856 200436 1855 200877 1854 427833 1853 368645 1852 371603 1851 379466 1850 369980 1849 297024 1848 226527 1847 234968 1846 154416 1845 114371 1844 78615 1843 52496 1842 104565 1841 80289 1840 84066 1839 68069 1838 38914 1837 79340 1836 76242 1835 45374 1834 65365 1833 58640 1832 60482 1831 22633 1830 23322 1829 22520 1828 27382 1827 18875 1826 10837 1825 10199 1824 7912 1823 6354 1822 6911 1821 9127 1820 8385
(Incidentally, my parents moved to America the year after, in 1992. I guess the early 90s were a particularly popular time to come to America.)