Answer No. 3 -- your immigration IQ

By ThreeSixty

Almost half of the state’s immigrants – 47 percent — came to the state as refugees, compared to 17 percent nationally.

Almost half of the state’s immigrants – 47 percent — came to the state as refugees, compared to 17 percent nationally. “In part, that’s because of the superb service organizations in our state,” says Barbara Ronningen of the state demographer’s office. Groups like Lutheran Social Service and Catholic Charities help resettle refugees in Minnesota and neighboring states.