Pakistan was the most common country of origin (10,542), followed by Afghanistan (8,508), Iran (8,099), Bangladesh (7,225) and Syria (6,680). Those five countries alone made up 38 per cent of all asylum applications last year. Yet critics argue that applications of residents from wealthy Western countries with no major human rights abuses are proof that we've become a 'soft touch'. In 2024, there were 99 claims from the US, 22 from Italy, 20 from Portugal, 17 from France, and 10 from Australia. Separately, applications also came from the oil-rich states of Kuwait (1,936), Bahrain (203) and Saudi Arabia (202), as well as the Caribbean tourist hotspots of Trinidad and Tobago (444), St Vincent and the Grenadines (102) and Antigua and Barbuda (16).
Poster Comment:
Mojave solar plant closes after $1.6B loan and 11-year run (11 years ago Obama was President.)
https://citizenwatchreport.com/mojave-solar-plant-closes-after-1-6b-loan-and-11- year-run/