Some, including Trump, say the ban is needed to slow the influx of refugees and immigrants from these countries to allow better vetting. But local refugees and immigrants say vetting is already extreme, and they fear the impact of Trump’s executive order will be severe on them and their families.
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Here’s the breakdown of which countries the 19,680 Ohioans come from, according to the most recent estimate by the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
- Somalia, 9,299
- Iran, 3,752
- Iraq, 3,247
- Syria, 2,537
- Sudan, 679
- Yemen, 166
Libya is also on the ban list, but the Census survey does not list that country.
More than 90 percent of the Somalian population in Ohio is Columbus metro area.
Here’s how many people in each local county are from countries on the ban list:
Butler County: 156 Iranian, 10 Syria, 64 Sudanese
Clark County: 52 Syrian
Greene County: 116 Iranian, 131 Iraqi, 41 Syrian, 58 Yemeni, 7 Sudanese
Montgomery County: 108 Iranian, 500 Iraqi, 24 Syrian, 148 Somalian, 95 Sudanese
Preble County: 7 Yemeni
Warren County: 81 Iranian, 24 Syrian
Statewide: 9,299 Somalian, 3,752 Iranian, 3,247 Iraq, 2,537 Syria, 679 Sudan, 166 Yemen
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