| Refugees and Asylees: 2007
Department of Homeland Security, Office of Immigration Statistics, Annual Flow Report, July 2008, 6p
"Each year thousands of persons who fear or face persecution in their country of nationality seek asylum or refugee status in the United States. Those living outside the United States may be referred for refugee status, and if approved, enter the United States as refugees. Individuals already in the United States or arriving at a U.S. port of entry may apply for asylum. This Office of Immigration Statistics Annual Flow Report provides information on the number of persons admitted to the United States as refugees or granted asylum in the United States in 2007."
Go to the report at:
http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/publications/ois_rfa_fr_2007.pdf
E10/04-08, Posted October 14, 2008
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