Thsi report offers information on the number of persons admitted as refugees or granted asylum in the U.S. in 2008. Overall, the report notes that 60,108 people came to the U.S. as refugees last year, and most were from Burma, Iraq, and Bhutan. The report also includes statistics on age, gender and marital status of refugees who arrived between 2006 and 2008 and points out the large number of refugee children admitted each year. This report includes statistics that may be useful to those writing grant proposals to support programs serving refugee families.
