Re:Cubans cheer as internet goes nationwide for a day
by wickedwiesel on Wednesday August 15, 2018 @02:59AM
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If you look at the latest data (2016) from the UNHCR you will see this picture:
https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/G3qnc/2/
Neighboring countries in conflict regions tend to be most heavily affected by migration as conflict is a primary cause.
Some numbers (also available in the link above) to give perspective:
Country or territory of asylum Refugees per 1 million USD (GDP) Refugees to 1,000 inhabitants
Lebanon 19.48 169.16
Turkey 3.35 36.04
Germany 0.19 8.3
Denmark 0.11 5.89
Canada 0.06 2.68
United States 0.01 0.84
Your number only includes resettled refugees, i.e. it doesn’t include asylum seekers who came to the country by their own means. That number would look completely different.
While it’s great that the USA still accepts tens of thousands of resettled refugees, the number per capita is low: only 102 per 1 million residents. There would be room for much more. These resettled people are all thoroughly vetted, and they’ve waited for years in camps in the worst areas of the world. Canada takes in seven times more.