U.S. to Take In 30% More Refugees

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Updated Apr. 13, 2017 3:02PM EDT / Published Sep. 14, 2016 9:45AM EDT

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The Obama administration will admit 25,000 additional refugees into the U.S. next fiscal year, bringing the annual total to 110,000—an increase of 30 percent. The Wall Street Journal obtained a copy of an annual refugee report submitted to Congress that was presented by Secretary of State John Kerry in a private briefing with lawmakers. President Obama was expected to announce the new plan before a summit on refugees with world leaders next week at the United Nations General Assembly. The issue has been a hotly contested one in the presidential campaign, with Republican nominee Donald Trump and his surrogates criticizing any plan to admit more refugees into the country, citing terror threats.

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U.S. to Take In 30% More Refugees

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