White
House plans to
admit 110,000 refugees to
U.S. in 2017
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 into the
U.S. for over 20 years. In 1995, President Bill Clinton pledged to allow in 112,000 refugees.
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Secretary of State John Kerry
presented the decision to lawmakers on Tuesday.
Of the
110,000 refugees admitted, 40,000
will be 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.
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