The definition of preemptive is  something done in anticipation of another action or done to prevent something from happening. When the military takes action against forces they believe intend to do harm to them, this is an example of a preemptive strike.
Newsfront. Just 1 percent of illegal immigrants living in the United States last year were deported-a dramatic 25 percent drop from the previous year-a change the Obama Administration says is on purpose due to a shift in focus. illegal,immigrants,deported,drop. 400.
Since 1975, the U.S. has resettled over 3 million refugees, with annual admissions figures ranging from a high of 207,000 in 1980 to a low of 27,110 in 2002. The current U.S. refugee resettlement program is largely an outgrowth of the Refugee Act of 1980, which amended the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1954 (INA).