Nancy Pelosi Lobbies Biden to Accept More Refugees: ‘Moral Responsibility’Sean Moran 15 Apr 2021
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) urged President Joe Biden on Thursday to accept more refugees into the United States, claiming that America has a “moral responsibility†to do so.
Pelosi told reporters during a press conference at the Capitol, “We have a moral responsibility in the world — as every other country does, too — to receive refugees who have a well-founded fear of persecution or harm [if they] return to their own country.â€
Shortly after his inauguration, Biden promised to restore the “badly damaged†refugee resettlement program. During fiscal year 2016, America accepted at least 85,000 refugees. Trump, during his administration, cut the number down to 15,000. Since Biden has not signed a presidential determination for refugee admissions in 2021, Trump’s lower refugee figure will stay in place.
Biden has promised to bring the refugee cap up to 125,000 by October 1.
However, his delay in lifting the cap has received criticism from Democrats.
“We have to recognize our moral responsibility, as we see other countries take in refugees. I think right now we have — well, it’s a very few thousand. And we have to increase that number,†Pelosi said.
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) said, “I am disappointed that President Biden has yet to officially increase the refugee admissions target.â€
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