Joe Biden raises refugee admissions cap after outcry

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The president raises the cap from 15,000 to 62,500 after critics said the lower figure was 'racist'.

President Joe Biden has lifted the US annual refugee cap, bowing to outrage from his party after he initially opted to stick by the Trump-era figure.

The Democratic president is raising the cap from 15,000 to 62,500 after outcry by progressives and refugee agencies.In a statement on Monday, Mr Biden said his administration intends to raise this number next year to 125,000 refugees admitted. The new figure "erases the historically low number" set by former President Donald Trump, Mr Biden said on Monday.

But the United States will not actually achieve 62,500 admissions this year, he said, arguing that his administration had to "undo the damage" of the previous administration. Reports last month said Mr Biden was concerned about letting in more people amid a record influx at the US-Mexico border.

 

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Watching America slide into oblivion under the clown that is Biden is sad to see.

Finally some good news for other people that are suffering unimaginable hardship ,well done president Biden !

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