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War and persecution are increasingly affecting families all over the world, yet the U.S. is admitting the lowest number of refugees in the history of our refugee resettlement program. Refugees can no longer wait for resettlement – they need it now.
The United States has always had bipartisan support for refugees, with the average admissions ceiling exceeding 95,000. But the recent presidential determination drops that ceiling to an all-time low of 30,000.
President Biden pledged to restore America’s long tradition of welcome. Now he's raised the historically-low Trump-era refugee admissions goal of 15,000 to 62,500.
The United States has long offered safe haven to people fleeing violence, tyranny and persecution. The Trump Administration slashed refugee arrivals to their lowest levels ever but President Joe Biden has the chance to rebuild the bipartisan resettlement program.
The White House has capped refugee arrivals in 2019 at 30,000—an historic low. We take a look at some of the facts the Trump Administration doesn’t grasp about refugees, and explain how its refugee policies weaken America and endanger lives.
Setting a refugee admissions ceiling of no less than 75,000 refugees in 2018 is both the right thing and the smart thing to do. The International Rescue Committee spells out why in our policy brief.
