Like the United States, Canada carefully screens applicants for admission as refugees and has had great success in integrating them into Canadian society. To match Canada, the United States would have to accept about 250,000 refugees a year. In recent years, the number of asylum applications in the United States that succeeded has been roughly between 20,000 and 25,000. The claim that the United States is very generous also seems based on the amount of foreign aid that is distributed. Though the Trump administration has said it gives priority to persecuted religious minorities, only five Yazidis were admitted.

Source: The Guardian September 22, 2018 10:01 UTC