Trump to set refugee cap at 45,000
Source: Politico
By ANDREW RESTUCCIA and TARA PALMERI
09/26/2017 03:58 PM EDT
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The State Department recommended that Trump embrace a ceiling on refugees of 50,000. But the Department of Homeland Security had previously raised concerns that it didnt have the capacity to process 50,000 refugees in fiscal year 2018, citing the backlog of asylum applications. The department instead argued for a 40,000-refugee cap.
White House policy adviser Stephen Miller, an immigration hardliner, aggressively pushed for a cap well below 50,000, the administration officials said.
Refugee advocates had called for a cap of at least 75,000.
Before a decision can be finalized, the administration needs to consult with members of the Senate and House Judiciary Committees to explain its reasoning for the new cap. But a person familiar with the issue said that had not yet happened as of Tuesday afternoon......................................
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/26/trump-refugee-cap-limit-243167
It also says this is the lowest in decades. Stephen Miller at the helm again!
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Happy? @AngieB205 5h5 hours ago
Replying to @tarapalmeri @AndrewRestuccia
Thank God for President Trump! 🙏 for our President. There are dark forces trying to remove him from office! ✝🙏
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Evan Witten? @EvanWitten 4h4 hours ago
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Cheryl J Henderson? @AcherylJh 4h4 hours ago
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Set it to ZERO until the debt is paid off. we have no money for refugees unless they are Christians seeking asylum
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Jenny Carroll? @JenRenCar 4h4 hours ago
Their religion should have nothing to do with it, especially in the United States.
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AmericanA? @amtwsk 4h4 hours ago
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Zero would be perfect.
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🔌MADworld slim🔌? @craig_mcmillan 4h4 hours ago
/ yeah who cares about those human lives anyway
sakabatou
(42,152 posts)Bernardo de La Paz
(49,002 posts)"Who, us? Racists? But, but, but, ... we let in 45,000! Forty Five Thousand! "
Even so, his base will grumble.
Any bets that all 45,000 will be christians fleeing the Middle East? Gonna be any Rohinga muslims admitted?
IronLionZion
(45,442 posts)from Belarus for being too Jewish, or something
sinkingfeeling
(51,457 posts)and those providing food, schooling, and medical care outside of the United States.