Lots of Useful Information in the Refugee Report to Congress
By Nayla Rush on December 13, 2019
The president's "Report to Congress on Proposed Refugee Admissions for FY 2020", released last month, provides us with useful information on the United States' humanitarian approach to displaced populations. I highlight a number of the report's important points below, followed by more detail and longer excerpts on several matters. All quotes are from the report's text.
Resettlement is only the tip of the refugee-protection iceberg and should not be the "sole barometer" to measure U.S. humanitarian efforts. This country is still the world leader when it comes to humanitarian outreach and remains committed to helping millions of refugees and displaced people overseas as well as assisting thousands of asylum-seekers and resettled refugees who are already present on American soil.
The U.S. humanitarian approach reaches millions of displaced people worldwide, including those who do not qualify for resettlement. Third-country resettlement is only an "option for certain individuals who cannot return to their home countries or remain in the countries of first asylum." (Emphasis added.)
https://cis.org/Rush/Lots-Useful-Information-Refugee-Report-Congress
