WHAT WE KNOW:
(Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will seek to raise annual refugee admissions to 125,000 in the coming fiscal year, he said on Thursday, a more than eight-fold increase after former President Donald Trump slashed levels to historic lows.
HEADLINES:
• Biden set to accept more refugees after years of Trump restrictions
• Biden vows to allow more refugees into the United States
• Biden expected to announce a dramatic increase in refugee admissions
VIDEOS:
Biden tries to speak about his new Refugees admissions Rule below:
GO DEEPER:
NEW: Biden says he'll order the restoration of refugee admissions, up to 125,000 persons in the first full year of his administration.
— Steven Portnoy (@stevenportnoy) February 4, 2021
This is INSANITY.
Businesses can't open and kids can't go back to school but Biden is signing an executive to order to bring MORE refugees into the country.https://t.co/Kq7DeUwKuo
— Dinesh D'Souza (@DineshDSouza) February 4, 2021