says they have no other choice but to flee egypt. we are going outside the a church in los angeles. reporter: hi, there. an unprecedented flight of egyptian christians tos to thees united states, fearing for their lives and for their religion. the violence led by the muslim brotherhood supporters began before the arab spring with attacks in christians. they are called cops. and the coptic community here is highly alarmed at the dictatorial palace of muhammad morsi, saying it will drive more cops out of of the country. 2011 s bombing of a coptic church of alexandria. the number of churches burned down to the ground in the last 18 months is monumental. the number of cops killed
randomly, on trains, worshipping. reporter: the u.s.-based coptic christian, many of whom are in california, hold regular prayers for fellow believers. the department of homeland reports a doubling of asylum seekers, many coptic christians. you are talking about 8 million people, minimum, the numbers are probably double that. so it will be hard to see 8, steb, 12 million people, half of that emigrating or leaving. reporter: how many will end up in america? there is criticism of the obamat has been too muted in terms of the violence we see now and what the new government is doing to protect the minorities, such as the coptic christians. reporter: thank you. earlier in our program, 100,000