Donald Trump refugee numbers drop sharply

The Washington Times ^ | June 4, 2017 | Stephen Dinan

[2ndDivisionVet]

Despite a court order halting most of his extreme vetting policy, President Trump’s administration has quietly been working toward his goal of a drastic cut in the number of refugees the U.S. will accept this fiscal year.

President Obama had set a target of up to 110,000 on his way out the door, but Mr. Trump tried to reset that number to 50,000. If the pace continues, the final tally is likely to be about 60,000 when the fiscal year ends in September — well below the level Mr. Obama wanted to lock in....

[freedumb2003]

The number should be zero.

[sagar]

“President Obama had set a target of up to 110,000 on his way out the door, but Mr. Trump tried to reset that number to 50,000. If the pace continues, the final tally is likely to be about 60,000 when the fiscal year ends in September “

Let me get this straight: it was 50k, but Obama before heading out doubled it. Now, it is 60k, which is greater than what it originally was.

[Undecided 2012]

u are right we need zero

[adorno]

The number should be zero.

Very appropriate.

Zero, to match president ZERO.

[nhbob1]

I think we need negative numbers to undo the damage Zero has done

[adorno]

Donald Trump refugee numbers drop sharply

So,how is the 9th Circus going to get around that decision and action by the Trump administration? Will they force Trump to match ZERO's number?

[ichabod1]

In Washington, that’s a drastic cut.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Tillerson has some 'splainin' to do:

1. U.S. Quietly Lifts Limit on Number of Refugees Allowed In
   
2. U.S. Has Admitted 46,371 Refugees So Far in FY 2017; Up 19% in May
   

[txrefugee]

It just takes a cell of 10 or 12 to kill many innocent American citizens at a parade this Fourth of July, or at a World Series game in the fall or perhaps stow a bomb in an airplane. If something like that happens, Muslims better have airline tickets bought in order to leave in a hurry.

[Keyhopper]

If bammy wanted to bring in 100k then that’s how many we ship out

[BenLurkin]

There needs to be a 20 year moratorium on all immigration. “Refugees” included.

[353FMG]

60,000 too many

[editor-surveyor]

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>> “The number should be zero.” <<

Or less! :o)_

[GnuThere]

Yes, why is it so high this year? I agree with a negative immigration rate until there are NO terror events for X number of years. Then re-assess and repeat.

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Just $384.00 to 85.00%

[AndyJackson]

Vetting is clearly racist. We need to stop vetting anyone for anything. Want a security clearance - here it is. No vetting. Want to be a kindergarten teacher or a bank manager - you want to vet them? Really?

[firebrand]

Remember the campaign rally speech when he said, “They’re going back”? I had never heard sweeter words. Eventually, I hope they will be repatriated back to where they came from.

[libh8er]

We need the number to be in the negative .. as in sending them back. I remember Trump had a few hundred or a few thousand sent back to Somalia some time ago. That needs to continue.

[lepton]

That’s since last September. Unimpeded until at least Jan 20th. Anyone have the distribution, or monthly tallies?