As they say, there are lies, damn lies, and statistics.  With that in mind, DHS has released the Yearbook of Immigration Statistics for 2009.  Some interesting stats: 58,532 asylees received their lawful permanent resident status in 2009; 118,836 refugees obtained their LPR status last year; and, in total, 1,130,818 people became LPRs in 2009.  The site also has statistics for “Persons Obtaining Lawful Permanent Resident Status” for fiscal years 1820 to 2009, showing the busy periods between 1905 and 1914, and again during the last two decades.

As for the countries with largest numbers of refugee and asylee adjustments to LPR, Cuba leads with 33,596, followed by China (18,067), Kenya (14,829), and Thailand (12,561).  Inexplicably, 5,694 Austrian refugees and asylees adjusted status, making that country one of the largest sources of refugee adjustments in 2009.  Who knew?