Every year, approximately 70,000 refugees and 400,000 immigrants resettle to the United States from overseas. According to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Immigration Statistics 2012 Annual Flow Report, approximately
187,856 new refugee arrivals were admitted to the U.S., and 75,441 affirmative and defensive asylees were granted asylum
during the period from October 1, 2009, through September 30, 2012.