These are the countries where refugees in Florida are coming from
Despite ongoing controversy over whether the United States should accept certain refugees, the nation has long been considered one of the leading countries for those seeking a safer life.
Over the last 50 years, the U.S. has resettled more than 3 million people escaping war, persecution and fleeing any violence in their homeland, according to data from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
In the last decade, the Immigration Research Initiative reports that Florida has had over 17,100 refugee arrivals, but people already living in the Sunshine State might not know where the bulk of these new residents are arriving from.
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