Beijing, June 10 (IANS) Over 70,000 Chinese applicants obtained a US green card in 2010, according to statistics released by the US Department of Homeland Security.

 
 The data shows that 6,625 more Chinese got green cards than in 2009, the China News Service reported Friday.
 
 Last year, 1,042,625 green cards were issued by the US, among which 6.8 percent were obtained by Chinese applicants. China ranked the second highest among countries, led by 13.3 percent of Mexican applicants.
 
 Asia and North America were the two main sources of new green card holders, respectively accounting for 40.5 percent and 32.3 percent of all cards issued.