Ukraine ranks third in terms of the number of refugees in the United States this year.

As we enter the new fiscal year, the Center for Immigration Studies has released its statistics on the influx of refugees to the United States in 2018. The sad top three are Congo, Myanmar and Ukraine.

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In the 2018 fiscal year (from 1 of October 2017 of the year to 30 of September of 2018 of the year), the United States received a total of 22491 of refugee, with a set limit of 45 of thousands, Center for Immigration Studies. These are mainly Christians (68,1%), Muslims make up 15,5%, while animists, Buddhists and Hindus make up 9,3%. The top five countries included: Congo, Myanmar (Burma), Ukraine, Bhutan and Eritrea.

Both the 2018 and 2019 caps (45 and 30) were set by President Trump, the lowest caps since Congress passed the 1980 refugee law. 22491 is also the lowest figure since the country's resettlement program was introduced. In most cases, the “ceiling” is an unattainable number of people. There always remains a discrepancy, the Center argues. Additionally, improving the screening process for asylum applicants seeking resettlement in the United States actually means allowing fewer refugees into the country.

So, data for the 2018 fiscal year.

General admission: Refugee 22,491

• Christians: 15,318 (68.1%)
• Muslims: 3,495 (15.5%)
• Animists, Buddhists, Hindus: 2,098 (9.3%)

TOP-10 nationalities

• Congo: 7,883
• Myanmar (Burma): 3,555
• Ukraine: 2,635
• Bhutan: 2,228
• Eritrea: 1,269
• Afghanistan: 805
• El Salvador: 735
• Pakistan: 441
• Russia: 437
• Ethiopia: 376

In December 2017, the 9645 presidential proclamation restricted entry to the United States to citizens of Chad, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Syria, Somalia, Venezuela, and Yemen for security reasons (“travel ban”). A total of 369 refugees (1,6% of all revenues) were resettled in 2018 from these eight countries:

• Chad: 1 (Muslim)
• Iran: 41 (23 Christian, 8 Muslim, 5 Baha'i, 3 Sabian Mandean, 1 Jew, 1 Without Religion)
• Libya: 1 (Muslim)
• North Korea: 5 (Christian 4, Buddhist 1)
• Syria: 62 (Muslim 42, 20 Christians)
• Somalia: 257 (all Muslims)
• Venezuela: 0
• Yemen: 2 (Muslim)

(Note: 140 Iraqis were admitted in 2018, 106 of them Muslims).

Monthly income

• October 2017: 1,248
• November 2017: 1, 858
• December 2017: 2,217
• January 2018: 1,385
• February 2018: 1,927
• March 2018: 1,914
• April 2018: 1,640
• May 2018: 2,142
• June 2018: 1,899
• July 2018: 1 984
• August 2018: 1,685
• September 2018: 2,592

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