Posted on 10/26/2020 12:31:41 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
For decades, America led the world in humanitarian policies by creating a sanctuary for the oppressed, admitting more refugees annually than all other countries combined.
That reputation eroded during Donald Trumps presidency as he cut the number of refugees allowed in by more than 80%, and Canada replaced the U.S. as No. 1 for resettling people fleeing war and persecution.
Trump has arguably changed the immigration system more than any U.S. president, thrilling supporters with an America first message and infuriating critics who call his signature domestic issue insular, xenophobic and even racist.
The pain from a dismantling of the 40-year-old refugee program reverberates worldwide, coming as a record 80 million people have been displaced by war and famine.
They include an Iraqi woman who cant get to America even though her father helped the U.S. military and a woman in Uganda who hasnt been able to join her husband near Seattle despite a court settlement requiring cases like hers to be expedited.
My kids here cry every night, my wife cries in Uganda every night, said Congolese refugee Sophonie Bizimana, a permanent U.S. resident who doesnt know why his wife isnt with their family. I need her, the kids need her.
Trump has lowered the cap for refugee admissions each year of his presidency, dropping them to a record low of 15,000 for 2021.
The State Department defended the cuts as protecting American jobs during the coronavirus pandemic. Stephen Miller, a senior adviser to Trump, said the administration has sought to have refugees settle closer to their home countries and work on solving the crises that caused them to flee.
You cannot solve this problem through American domestic resettlement. The solution has to be one of foreign policy, Miller told the AP.
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Cool.
Well, we only have two borders. Why should we be taking refugees?
Good!
Yay!
Good. Lets ship a bunch of those refugees like Ilhan Omar out.
Under Trump, U.S. no longer Worlds Biggest Sucker.
LOL! Canada is the new sucker.
Good. Why should we protect refugees over our own citizens?
RIGHT
No more.
No more “refugees”
No more “asylum” seekers.
No more illegals.
It’s time for a twenty year moratorium on all immigration — from everywhere.
Gosh, 2 negative AP articles today. Cant imagine why.
Oh, the humanity
Oh, the humanity
AP = All Propaganda
why would we have too ???
Most of these are from oceans away there are much closer countries who can take them in...
the Somalis can go to Egypt...the moslems from Iraq etc to Saudi Arabia...
Pure propaganda falsely labeled as news.
Excellent, now the AP has so many more places to move their offices to.
Those "Journalists" need that sort of protection.
Associated Presstitutes
Gee, AP, you say it like it's a BAD thing!
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