People
Migration Ethnic Social Political Economic Disasters
Migration Model Pressure (From – To) Standard of living Oppression Similar populations Ease of entry (quotas)
Illegal Aliens State of residence Estimated population in January Percent of total Percent change Average annual change All states 11,555,000 100 37 515,000 California 2,930,000 25 13 53,333 Texas 1,640,000 14 50 91,667 Florida 980,000 8 23 30,000 Illinois 550,000 5 18,333 New York 540,000 - Arizona 500,000 4 52 28,333 Georgia 490,000 123 45,000 New Jersey 430,000 13,333 North Carolina 370,000 3 42 Washington 280,000 2 65 Other states 2,950,000 26 69 200,000
Illegal Aliens Country of origin Raw number Percent of total Percent change 2000 to 2009 Mexico 6,650,000 62% +42% El Salvador 530,000 5% +25% Guatemala 480,000 4% +65% Honduras 320,000 3% +95% Philippines 270,000 2% +33% India 200,000 +64% Korea +14% Ecuador 170,000 +55% Brazil 150,000 1% +49% China 120,000 -37% Other 1,650,000 15% -17%
Refugees [A]ny person who: owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion, is outside the country of his nationality, and is unable to or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail himself of the protection of that country 1951 United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees
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Asylum Providers Country Total Asylum Seekers 2007 to 2011[46] United States 278,850 France 206,890 Germany 155,970 Canada 147,000 Sweden 146,380 United Kingdom 138,350 Italy 106,140 Belgium 88,300 Greece 80,500 Switzerland 74,900 Austria 66,020 Netherlands 60,330 Norway 57,300 Turkey 53,710 Australia 40,320 Poland 36,720 Spain 21,340 Cyprus 18,840 Finland 18,470 Israel 17,175 South Africa 16,900
Asylum Providers Denmark 16,810 Hungary 15,010 Ireland 13,780 Malta 8,370 Japan 6,880 Czech Republic 5,930 Slovakia 5,360 Romania 5,250 Serbia 4,560 Bulgaria 4,500 Luxembourg 4,270 South Korea 2,840 Croatia 1,610 New Zealand 1,490 Slovenia 1,410 Lithuania 1,340 Macedonia 1,090 Portugal 960 Bosnia and Herzegovina 810 Latvia 530 Liechtenstein Iceland 280 Montenegro Estonia 160 Albania 70 Total 1,934,520
Asylum Seekers Country Major source countries in 2011[46] Afghanistan 35,729 PR China 24,446 Iraq 23,469 Serbia 21,246 Pakistan 18,141 Iran 18,128 Russia 16,977 Somalia 15,482 Eritrea 10,616 Nigeria 10,498 Mexico 8,906 Syria 8,383 Tunisia 7,907 Bangladesh 7,644 India 6,772 Georgia 6,700
Asylum Seekers Turkey 6,688 DR Congo 6,574 Armenia 6,220 Guinea 6,113 Macedonia 5,607 Algeria 4,982 El Salvador 4,610 Hungary 4,488 Haiti 3,915 Egypt 3,841 Guatemala 3,656 Albania 3,330 Sudan 3,236 Ethiopia 3,180 Nepal 2,913 Ghana 2,817 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,732 Morocco 2,696 Mali 2,363 Azerbaijan