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| AMERICAN IMMIGRATION STATS: |
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Asylum Seekers
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3 |
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[3rd of 28]
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Asylum Seekers > 1980-89
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2 |
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[2nd of 16]
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Asylum Seekers > 1990-99
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2 |
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[2nd of 18]
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Asylum seekers acceptance rates > 1980-89
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12% |
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[12th of 16]
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Asylum seekers acceptance rates > 1990-99
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5% |
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[5th of 18]
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Foreign population
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6 |
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[6th of 27]
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immigrant population > Immigrants as percentage of state population
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40
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[40th of 195]
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immigrant population > Number of immigrants
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1
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[1st of 195]
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immigrant population > Percentage of total number of immigrants in the world
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20.56 |
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International migration stock > % of population
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48 %
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[48th of 205]
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International migration stock, total
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1
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[1st of 205]
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Net migration
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1
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[1st of 180]
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Net migration rate
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31 migrant(s)/1,000 populati |
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[31st of 219]
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New citizenships
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1 thousand |
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[1st of 20]
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Refugee population by country or territory of asylum
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5
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[5th of 151]
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Refugees > Inflow 1990-99
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1 |
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[1st of 18]
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Refugees and internally displaced persons > Refugees (country of origin)
the US admitted 62,643 refugees during FY04/05 including, 10,586 (Somalia), 8,549 (Laos), 6,666 (Russia), 6,479 (Cuba), 3,100 (Haiti), 2,136 (Iran) (2006) |
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to Sweden
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16
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[16th of 24]
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... View all Immigration stats
SOURCES: Thousands of asylum seekers coming into a nation in 2001.; Total number of asylum seekers between the years 1980 and 1989.; % of asylum seekers accepted between the years 1980 and 1989.; % of asylum seekers accepted between the years 1990 and 1999.; Foreign population as % of total population; data for 2000;
; Migration stock is the number of people born in a country other than that in which they live. It also includes refugees.; Net migration is the net total of migrants during the period, that is, the total number of immigrants less the annual number of emigrants, including both citizens and noncitizens. Data are five-year estimates.; The difference between the number of persons entering and leaving a country during the year per 1,000 persons (based on midyear population). An excess of persons entering the country is referred to as net immigration (e.g., 3.56 migrants/1,000 population); an excess of persons leaving the country as net emigration (e.g., -9.26 migrants/1,000 population). The net migration rate indicates the contribution of migration to the overall level of population change. High levels of migration can cause problems such as increasing unemployment and potential ethnic strife (if people are coming in) or a reduction in the labor force, perhaps in certain key sectors (if people are leaving).
; Thousands of people who acquired nationality in 2000. Statistics cover all means of acquiring the nationality of a country, except where otherwise indicated. These include standard naturalisation procedures subject to age, residency, etc. criteria, as well as situations where nationality is acquired through a declaration or by option (following marriage, adoption, or other situations related to residency or descent), recovery of former nationality and other special means of acquiring the nationality of a country. For more details on sources, refer to the notes at the end of the OECD Annex.; Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organization of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted a refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided with temporary protection. Asylum seekers are people who have applied for asylum or refugee status and who have not yet received a decision or who are otherwise registered as asylum seekers. Country of asylum is the country where an asylum claim was filed.; Number of refugees accepted by each country between the years 1990 and 1999.; This entry includes those persons residing in a country as refugees or internally displaced persons (IDPs). The definition of a refugee according to a United Nations Convention is "a person who is outside his/her country of nationality or habitual residence; has a well-founded fear of persecution because of his/her race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group or political opinion; and is unable or unwilling to avail himself/herself of the protection of that country, or to return there, for fear of persecution." The UN established the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in 1950 to handle refugee matters worldwide. The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has a different, operational definition for a Palestinian refugee: "a person whose normal place of residence was Palestine during the period 1 June 1946 to 15 May 1948 and who lost both home and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 conflict." However, UNHCR also assists some 400,000 Palestinian refugees not covered under the UNRWA definition. The term "internally displaced person" is not specifically covered in the UN Convention; it is used to describe people who have fled their homes for reasons similar to refugees, but who remain within their own national territory and are subject to the laws of that state.
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United States, United States of America, usa, America, The United States, u.s.
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