Friday, May 27, 2022
Bill King Blog
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • About Bill
  • Policy Discussion
  • Categories
  • Tune in
  • Home
  • About Bill
  • Policy Discussion
  • Categories
  • Tune in
No Result
View All Result
Bill King Blog
No Result
View All Result
Home Faith

Almost 80% of Refugees Admitted in 2019 Were Christians Fleeing Persecution

by Bill King
January 27, 2020
in Faith, Immigration, State of Texas
0
Almost 80% of Refugees Admitted in 2019 Were Christians Fleeing Persecution
Share this article
  
74
Shares

Of the 27,514 refugees admitted to the U.S. in 2019 under the U.S. Refugee Admission Program1, 21,544 (78.3%) were Christians fleeing persecution.  Most of these came from Central Africa, where marauding gangs of Islamic extremists have been murdering whole villages of Christians. 2,720 of the 2019 admissions were Catholics, which is likely part of the reason for the Catholic Church’s strong reaction to Governor Abbott’s moratorium on Texas accepting any refugees this year.  Over 2,000 were from denominations that consider themselves evangelicals.

Since 2002 (the earliest date I could find sortable data), 48% of the refugees have been Christians.  The second largest group were Muslims at 32%.

The Trump administration has made dramatic revisions to refugee admissions.   In the first three years of this administration, annual admissions have averaged just under 28,000, compared to an average for 2002-2019 of 54,000 and 71,000 during during the Obama administration.  The Trump administration has informed Congress that it only intends to allow 18,000 refugees to resettle in the U.S. under this program in 2020. During the Obama administration, 43% of those admitted were Christian and 33% were Muslim.  Hindus and Buddhists were about 7-8% each.

I do not agree with the Trump administration’s dramatic cutback on total admissions nor do I believe that any faith tradition should be given a preference, even my own. But the changes that have been made by the Trump administration make Governor Abbott’s decision to put a moratorium on refugees resettling in Texas even harder to understand.  Many “conservatives” want fewer admissions and have felt the plight of Christians being persecuted around the world have been ignored. Trump has done precisely what they wanted with this program. So, why pull the plug now?

____________________________________________

1  To reiterate from last week, the U.S. Refugee Admission Program represents a very small of part (approximately  5%) of total legal immigration into the United States.  In addition to the regular visa process, foreign nationals are admitted under the asylum program and a special visa program that covers circumstances like foreign nationals that cooperated with the U.S. military.  Governor Abbott’s moratorium only affects the U.S. Refugee Admission Program.

ShareTweet

Bill King

Related Posts

Voter Fraud Misinformation
Demographics

Voter Fraud Misinformation

March 30, 2022
Unpacking the Texas Mail-In Voting Screw-Up
Election Reform

Unpacking the Texas Mail-In Voting Screw-Up

March 23, 2022
Harris County Concealed Missing Votes for Over 48 Hours
Election Reform

Harris County Concealed Missing Votes for Over 48 Hours

March 9, 2022
Poll on New Texas Voting Law Shows Widespread Support
Election Reform

Poll on New Texas Voting Law Shows Widespread Support

February 18, 2022
Voter Suppression and Fraud are Partisan Talking Points
Election Reform

Voter Suppression and Fraud are Partisan Talking Points

January 20, 2022
At This Table
Faith

At This Table

December 24, 2021
Load More
Next Post
Quote of the Week – John Adams on Political Parties

Quote of the Week - John Adams on Political Parties

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

By Categories

  • Book Review
  • City Of Houston Finances
  • Climate Change
  • COVID-19
  • Crime
  • Demographics
  • Economics
  • Election Reform
  • Environment
  • Ethics
  • Faith
  • Federal Government Finances
  • Flooding
  • Harris County
  • Harvey Recovery
  • homeblog
  • Human Trafficking
  • Hurricane Preparation
  • Ike Dike
  • Immigration
  • Kingwood
  • Management Districts
  • Media
  • Mobility
  • Montrose Management District
  • National Economy
  • National Economy
  • National Politics
  • Pensions
  • Police Polices & Procedures
  • Police Policies & Procedures
  • Political Parties
  • Property Taxes
  • Public Health
  • Quote of the Week
  • Race
  • Rebuild Houston
  • Rebuild Houston – Drainage Fee
  • SAM Party
  • Social Security
  • State of Texas
  • State of Texas Finances
  • TIRZ
  • Uncategorized
  • Uptown
  • Utility Grid
Bill King Blog

Posts range from local to national issues and focus on fact-based analysis, avoiding hyperbole and partisanship. The site is intended to be an open, respectful discussion of the critical issues of our day. Contact Bill directly and let him know what matters to you - weking@weking.net

Recent News

  • “The lady doth protest too much, methinks”
  • Poll:  58% of Voters Would Consider Moderate Independent in 2024 And Utah Democrats Make a Surprise Move

Our Social Media

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • About Bill
  • Policy Discussion
  • Categories
  • Tune in