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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]the US accepted just under 12,000[/quote]

Bahaha….Approximately 50,000 vehicles and 25,000 pedestrians  enter daily.[/quote]

Accepted. As. Refugees.

That's a legal term. Most immigrants are not accepted as [i]refugees[/i]. You cut out the context of the conversation. I'll include it here:

[quote]Of course, you are probably referring to the points system [for immigration to Canada], [b]which (as I am sure you know) does not apply to many of the immigration routes, including as a refugee.[/b] Canada accepted 130,000 refugees in 2021, and the US accepted just under 12,000. The US has 9 times the population of Canada. Which isn't to make any claims about that -- just stating the numbers so we can be clear in conversation.[/quote]

In regards to your post:

[quote][b]Under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), a refugee is an alien who, generally, has experienced past persecution or has a well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion. [/b] Individuals who meet this definition may be considered for either refugee status under Section 207 of the INA if they are outside the United States, or asylum status under Section 208 of the INA, if they are already in the United States.
- https://www.state.gov/refugee-admissions/
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Now this was a lower number than typical, probably in part because of the pandemic. It usually averages more.
 
2015: 69,933
2016: 84,995
2017: 53,691
2018: 22,405
2019: 29,916
2020: 11,800
2021: 11,411

[quote]The United States admitted 11,411 people[b] through the refugee admissions program in fiscal year 2021, according to the State Department, the lowest number in 40 years.
- https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/05/politics/refugee-united-states/index.html
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Far more refugees were admitted under Trump than have been under Biden, for whatever that is worth. We are still under Public Health Emergency status, and that might affect it. I really don't know. But I do know that your "Bahaha….Approximately 50,000 vehicles and 25,000 pedestrians  enter daily" is not true for refugees, which is what you were responding to. Of course.
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