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Report: U.S. to Consider Refugees’ ‘Ability to Assimilate’

Before admitting them into the country.

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The Trump administration will reportedly consider refugees’ ability to assimilate before admitting them into the United States. According to The Wall Street Journal, a report to Congress that has yet to be made public says the Trump administration is considering “certain criteria that enhance a refugee’s likelihood of successful assimilation and contribution in the United States.” The administration will reportedly admit no more than 45,000 refugees into the country next year, the lowest number since 1980.

Read it at The Wall Street Journal

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