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How many people seek asylum in the US?=C2=A0

Asylum is a form of protection for people fleeing persecution in their home=
countries. Some request it after arriving in the US (affirmative asylum); =
others apply while facing deportation from the US (defensive asylum). How m=
any people seek asylum here, and where do they come from? Here's the latest=
data from the Department of Homeland Security.=C2=A0

- Between 1990 and 2021, the US admitted 767,950 asylum seekers. In 2021, a=
sylee admissions dropped to 17,692, the fewest since 1994.=C2=A0

- Chinese nationals were the largest group of asylum seekers from 2012 to 2=
021, comprising approximately 63,000 people. That was more than one-fifth o=
f the asylees entering the US.=C2=A0

- Between 2013 and 2022, the government granted 27,868 Chinese nationals wi=
th affirmative asylum. Venezuelans (20,688), were the second-largest group =
of affirmative asylees, followed by Egyptians (14,909). =C2=A0

[Top affirmative asylee arrivals]([link removed]
ople-seek-asylum-in-the-us/)

- Chinese nationals comprised the largest portion of defensive asylees as w=
ell (30,175 people), followed by 12,096 people from Salvadorans and 9,142 G=
uatemalans.=C2=A0

- Over 30% of defensive asylum seekers came from Latin American countries. =
This is largely due to more migrants arriving at the Southern border in rec=
ent years, reaching a record high in December 2022.=C2=A0

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Who are America=E2=80=99s farmers?=C2=A0

What do rib eyes, soymilk, and oatmeal have in common? They all come from c=
rops or animals [raised on US farms]([link removed]
emographics/). Farms contribute less than 1% of the national GDP, but their=
products support the entire economy, from manufacturing to restaurants to =
retail.=C2=A0

- In 2022, the nation had 3.4 million agricultural producers. The term =E2=
=80=9Cproducers=E2=80=9D refers to the farmers and workers involved in maki=
ng decisions from planting to harvesting on these farms.=C2=A0

- Among these producers, 63.7% were male, 63.2% were at least 55 years old,=
95.4% were white, and 84.7% worked on family-owned farms. They were also m=
ore likely to be veterans.
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- About 50.8% of farms primarily grew crops, while 28.1% focused on beef ca=
ttle ranching. Another 17.4% primarily grew oilseed or grains like corn, wh=
eat, and soybeans.=C2=A0

[Number of farms (by primary classification)]([link removed]
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- Texas had the most farmers (409,682), followed by Missouri (159,688) and =
Iowa (157,531). The number of farmers in the 2022 agricultural census decre=
ased 0.8% (25,970) compared to a decade prior.=C2=A0

- The average size of the nation=E2=80=99s 1.9 million farms was 463 acres.=
However, 61% of farmland belonged to the 83,308 farms larger than 2,000 ac=
res.=C2=A0

[More farm data]([link removed])

Data behind the news

There is new leadership at two Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ag=
encies: Enforcement & Removal Operations and Homeland Security Investigatio=
ns. Here=E2=80=99s [more on ICE]([link removed]
and-what-does-it-do/), with data dating back to 2014.=C2=A0

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t quiz. =C2=A0

One last fact

[46.4% of federal spending of public school came from the Department of Edu=
cation]([link removed]
ng-comes-from-the-federal-government/country/united-states/)

In 2022, the government budgeted $96.2 billion for elementary and secondary=
education. Almost half of that, 46.4%, came from the Education Department.=
=C2=A0

About $1 in every $7 (or 13.7%) of public school funding comes from the fed=
eral government. Depending on the district, that number can range from 0% t=
o 75%. =C2=A0

[Dive deep into your state=E2=80=99s funding]([link removed]
what-percentage-of-public-school-funding-comes-from-the-federal-government/=
country/united-states/).=C2=A0

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