http://www.expatica.com/source/site_article.asp?subchannel_id=52&story_id=16085&name=Asylum+seekers+drop+to+20-year+low
"The number of foreigners applying for political asylum in Germany totalled 35,607 in 2004, the lowest number in 20 years, Interior Minister Otto Schily said.
The figure was down some 30 percent from the 50,563 asylum- seekers registered in 2003. Most of those seeking asylum were from Turkey."
