DHS' Office of Immigration Statistics has released an Annual Report showing trends, characteristics, and other statistics on the number of people admitted to the U.S. as refugees or granted asylum here during 2008. According to the report, people from Burma, Iraq, and Bhutan accounted for nearly two-thirds of all refugees in 2008.
Click on the headline or go here to read the 6 page report:
http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/publications/ois_rfa_fr_2008.pdf
This country was built by immigrants, it will continue to attract and need immigrants. Some people think there are enough people here now -- people have been saying this since the 1700s and it still is not true. They are needed to make up for our aging population and low birthrate. Immigrants often are entrepreneurs, creating jobs. We must help them become Americans and not just people who live here and think of themselves as visitors. When immigrants succeed here, the whole country benefits.
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