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To: Alter Kaker
But more than 200,000 lily white Bosnians came to the United States under similar programs.

And you have a source to back up your statement?

From here: http://www.everyculture.com/multi/A-Br/Bosnian-Americans.html

I get the following

These immigrants have primarily been Muslim, pushed out by Serbs fighting to create a Serb-only region. From 1991 to 1994, 11,500 immigrated. The number fell to 8,300 in 1995, then rose to 11,900 in 1996. In 1994, with the U.S. Census records listing Bosnians as a separate category, 337 refugees were granted permanent residence. There were an additional 3,818 refugees in 1995 and 6,246 in 1996. In 1996, 19,242 Bosnians filed for refugee status. Of these, 14,654 were eventually approved, and 1,939 were denied. Bosnian refugees settled into communities all over the United States. Most received help from charitable organizations, as well as aid from the immigrants who preceded them. In 1998, 88 Bosnians and Herzegovinans were winners of the DV-99 diversity lottery. The diversity lottery is conducted under the terms of Section 203(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act and makes available 50,000 permanent resident visas annually to persons from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States.

Far, far less than 200,000 and, they are "primarily Muslim".

15 posted on 08/11/2008 6:35:53 AM PDT by ikka
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To: ikka

Sure takes the bloom off the lily, doesn’t it?


30 posted on 08/11/2008 7:32:06 AM PDT by NonValueAdded (College kid: "Do you have a minute for Obama?" NVA: "Not now or ever.")
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