Numbers update: end of first 5 months of fiscal year, highest number of refugees admitted in over 10 years
Posted by Ann Corcoran on March 1, 2017
Yesterday, February 28th, was the end of the first 5 months of fiscal year 2017.
I checked the refugee admission numbers this morning (at Wrapsnet) and see that we admitted 37,026 refugees from all over the world since October 1, 2016.
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How low will they go for Fiscal Year 2018? In 6 months that determination will be made.
Two days ago we reported that 36,822 had arrived.
By two days from now (March 3), the flow should almost come to an end for now, although remember that President Trump has said 50,000 will be admitted by September 30th—a number that is too high in my opinion.
It is obviously too late, but I had argued for 35,000.
https://refugeeresettlementwatch.wordpress.com/2017/03/01/numbers-update-end-of-first-5-months-of-fiscal-year-highest-number-of-refugees-admitted-in-over-10-years/
