The Trump admin is again slashing the number of refugees that will be admitted to the U.S. in the new fiscal year to just 15,000, the lowest number yet in the refugee program’s history: dailykos.com/stories/2020/1… #RefugeesWelcome
Amnesty International USA: “The number of refugees that the US welcomes each year is a measure of who we are and where we stand in the world in terms of our commitment to human rights. Under the Trump admin the US is gravely failing." amnestyusa.org/press-releases… #RefugeesWelcome
“The vast majority of ppl in this country support welcoming refugees as their new neighbors. But the actions of Trump demonstrate again and again that they do not listen to the ppl who eagerly want to do more—instead, they want to keep the door shut to anyone seeking safety ..."
"... who could make this country their new home. In a particularly disingenuous move, the Trump admin conflates refugee admissions w/the number of asylum applications it anticipates, while failing to mention it has thoroughly gutted the right to seek asylum.
We must do better.”
"@CAIRNational, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights organization, denounced the chipping away of the refugee program as part of 'the ongoing Trump administration effort to maintain systemic anti-Black racism and white supremacy'": theguardian.com/us-news/2020/o… #RefugeesWelcome
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