Refugee Resettlement in Metropolitan America

Using data from the Census and the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement, this report examines where refugees come fromâ"documenting significant region-specific flows tied to various overseas conflicts" and where they land, finding that refugee destinati

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October 10, 2006, 12:00 PM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

Though comprising only 10 percent of annual immigration to the U.S., refugees are a distinct component of the foreign-born population in many metropolitan areas. Using data from the Census and the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement, this report examines where refugees come fromâ€"documenting significant region-specific flows tied to various overseas conflictsâ€"and where they land, finding that refugee destinations have shifted away from typical immigrant gateways housing large foreign-born populations to newer, often smaller, places.

Thanks to Sarah Jodla

FULL STORY: From 'There' to 'Here': Refugee Resettlement in Metropolitan America

Thursday, September 28, 2006 in The Brookings Institution

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