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09-15-2016, 04:40 AM
White House plans to admit 110,000 refugees to U.S. in 2017
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The United States has vowed to take in 110,000 refugees in 2017 - 30 percent more than in 2016.
It will mark the highest number of refugees admitted (http://www.wsj.com/articles/president-obama-to-increase-refugees-admitted-to-u-s-by-30-1473818352)into the U.S. for over 20 years. In 1995, President Bill Clinton pledged to allow in 112,000 refugees.
SEE ALSO: Celebrities release powerful video to support #WithRefugees campaign (http://mashable.com/2016/09/12/unhcr-refugees-celebrity-video/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
Secretary of State John Kerry presented the decision to lawmakers on Tuesday (http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/13/politics/white-house-refugees-increasing/).
Of the 110,000 refugees admitted, 40,000 will be (http://www.wsj.com/articles/president-obama-to-increase-refugees-admitted-to-u-s-by-30-1473818352) from the Near East (including Syria) and South Asia while 35,000 will be from Africa. There are 14,000 slots **t yet allocated.
Since Kerry's briefing, the United Nations has said that more countries should take similar measures. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/09/14/us-increases-refugees/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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The United States has vowed to take in 110,000 refugees in 2017 - 30 percent more than in 2016.
It will mark the highest number of refugees admitted (http://www.wsj.com/articles/president-obama-to-increase-refugees-admitted-to-u-s-by-30-1473818352)into the U.S. for over 20 years. In 1995, President Bill Clinton pledged to allow in 112,000 refugees.
SEE ALSO: Celebrities release powerful video to support #WithRefugees campaign (http://mashable.com/2016/09/12/unhcr-refugees-celebrity-video/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
Secretary of State John Kerry presented the decision to lawmakers on Tuesday (http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/13/politics/white-house-refugees-increasing/).
Of the 110,000 refugees admitted, 40,000 will be (http://www.wsj.com/articles/president-obama-to-increase-refugees-admitted-to-u-s-by-30-1473818352) from the Near East (including Syria) and South Asia while 35,000 will be from Africa. There are 14,000 slots **t yet allocated.
Since Kerry's briefing, the United Nations has said that more countries should take similar measures. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/09/14/us-increases-refugees/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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