Think Progress by Rebekah Entralgo 9/17/2018
The new cap would be the lowest since the program began in 1980.The United States will admit will a maximum of 30,000 refugees in Fiscal Year 2019, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced at a press briefing late Monday afternoon.
During the briefing, Pompeo said refugee admittance should not be seen as the “sole barometer†to measure a country’s humanitarian efforts and that the 30,000 cap “must be considered in the context of the many other forms of protection and assistance offered by the United States.â€
The new cap would be the lowest since the program began in 1980 and represents less than one-third of the average number of refugees admitted before President Donald Trump took office. When Trump entered the White House, the refugee cap was at 110,000. He lowered it to 50,000, and eventually to 45,000.
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