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It's not final until the president signs the determination. We should keep advocating, keep praying
But this is heartbreaking
By comparison, in FY 1980 it was 231,700
FY 1993: 142,000
FY 2002, set days after 9/11: 70,000
FY 2017, set at 110,000
Now, reportedly, just 18,000
But this is heartbreaking
By comparison, in FY 1980 it was 231,700
FY 1993: 142,000
FY 2002, set days after 9/11: 70,000
FY 2017, set at 110,000
Now, reportedly, just 18,000
More bad news: whitehouse.gov/presidential-a…
If the courts allow this into effect, it will mean the relatively few refugees allowed to arrive will, in many cases, not be allowed to be resettled into the community where their family members already reside
If the courts allow this into effect, it will mean the relatively few refugees allowed to arrive will, in many cases, not be allowed to be resettled into the community where their family members already reside
The administration cites as a rationale that they will be adjudicating many more asylum cases
They fail to mention that, given recent rule changes requiring asylum seekers arriving via Mexico to first apply & be denied in another country, almost all of those cases will be denied
They fail to mention that, given recent rule changes requiring asylum seekers arriving via Mexico to first apply & be denied in another country, almost all of those cases will be denied
Also, persecuted Christians & Yezidis from Iraq & Syria, Christians & Rohingya Muslims from Burma & various other persecuted religious minorities can't get tourist visas nor reach the Western Hemisphere, so they have no way to request asylum in the U.S.
The number of persecuted Christians & other religious minorities resettled to the US has already declined drastically. It is likely to decline even further now
It undermines the administration's admirable rhetoric about international religious freedom newspressnow.com/ap/national/re…
It undermines the administration's admirable rhetoric about international religious freedom newspressnow.com/ap/national/re…
A few more thoughts on this, including some stories behind the numbers and action steps
