Figure 2-1. Applicants’ Regions of Origin, Percentages
Figure 2-2. Applicants’ Regions of Origin, Numbers
Figure 2-3. Principal Countries of Origin, FY 1995–1998
El
Salvador
, 17%
Guatemala,
10%
Other, 51%
India,
9%
Haiti, 7%
China, 6%
Figure 2-4. Principal Countries of Origin, FY 1998.5–2001
China, 16%
Haiti, 10%
Other, 55%
Colombia,
8%
Somalia, 7%
Armenia, 4%
Figure 2-5. Principal Countries of Origin, FY 2002–2005
China,
16%
Colombia,
13%
Other, 52%
Haiti,
11%
Cameroon,
4% 4%
Indonesia,
Figure 2-6
Principal Countries of Origin, FY 2006–2009
Other, 48%
China, 31%
Haiti, 9%
Indonesia,
4%
Ethiopia, 4%
Colombia,
4%
Figure 2-7. Percentage of Applicants Who Were Female
Figure 2-8. Major Religions (>1%) of Applicants Who Stated
a Religion
80,000
70,000
60,000
50,000
40,000
30,000
20,000
10,000
0
Christian
Muslim
FY96-98
Buddhist
FY98.5-01
FY02-05
Sikh
FY06-09
Jewish
Figure 2-9. Age at Filing
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
0-17
18-29
FY96-98
30-39
FY98.5-01
FY02-05
40-49
50-99
FY06-09
Figure 2-10. Percentage of Applicants with Dependents in U.S.
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
FY96-98
FY98.5-01
FY02-05
FY06-09
Figure 2-11. Percentage of Applicants Who Were Represented
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
FY96-98
FY98.5-01
FY02-05
FY06-09
Figure 2-12. Percentage of Applicants Who Were Inspected
(that is, entered the U.S. lawfully)
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
FY96-98
FY98.5-01
FY02-05
FY06-09
Figure 2-13. Ethnicity of Asylum Officers Trained at FLETC, 2003–2008
Figure 2-14. Ages of Asylum Officers at FLETC Training
Did Not
Respond, 7%
Over
51,
12%
21-30, 34%
41-50, 16%
31-40, 31%
Figure 2-15. Degrees Achieved by Asylum Officers Trained at FLETC,
2003–2008
No response
or other,
13%
Bachelors, 13%
Associate, 1%
Ph.D., 0%
Masters,
14%
JD, 59%
Figure 2-16. Languages Other Than English Spoken by Asylum Officers
Trained at FLETC, 2003–2008
Five or more,
3%
Four, 7%
None, 15%
Three, 15%
Two, 24%
One, 36%
Figure 2-17. Ethnicity of Asylum Officers Surveyed by Asylum Office, 2011
Asian/ Pacific,
9%
No
Response
, 18%
Other, 7%
Native
American, 1%
Hispanic,
11%
Black, 6%
White, 48%
Figure 2-18. Years of Service of the Asylum Officers Surveyed by
Asylum Office, 2011
Figure 2-19
Post-secondary Education of Respondents
Surveyed by Asylum Office, 2011
Figure 2-20. Officers’ Estimated Percentages of Asylum Cases Involving
Persecution by a Government
Figure 2-21. Percentage of Cases Estimated to Involve Past Persecution