[PDF][PDF] How are refugees faring? Integration at US and state levels
M Fix, K Hooper, J Zong - Washington, DC: Migration Policy …, 2017 - migrationpolicy.org
Executive Summary The United States operates the world's largest refugee resettlement
program, admitting nearly 85,000 refugees in fiscal year (FY) 2016, or approximately two-
thirds of refugees resettled worldwide. Since the passage of the Refugee Act of 1980, which
established the US resettlement program, the United States has admitted approximately 3
million refugees, adding to a long history of humanitarian admissions that stretches back to
World War II. Despite this historical precedent, refugee resettlement in the United States has …
program, admitting nearly 85,000 refugees in fiscal year (FY) 2016, or approximately two-
thirds of refugees resettled worldwide. Since the passage of the Refugee Act of 1980, which
established the US resettlement program, the United States has admitted approximately 3
million refugees, adding to a long history of humanitarian admissions that stretches back to
World War II. Despite this historical precedent, refugee resettlement in the United States has …