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46 MILLION REFUGEES AND ASYLEES INSERTED INTO THE U.S.A. ACCORDING TO U.N.
Since 1951, the United States has welcomed over 43 million refugees and asylees, excluding border crossers.
The recent focus on border crossing numbers pales in comparison to the substantial figures from this distinct UN program.
Data is independently verifiable, methods used, and sources documented, with use of to capture inbound US numbers from the UN's API, including movement from all available nations.archive.org
Most noteworthy is the largest numbers for country of origin into the US, documented by the UN are classified as 'unknown'.
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