Trump Approves Plan to Cap Refugees at 18,000 in 2020

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President Donald Trump has signed off on a plan that would continue a dramatic drop in the number of refugees taken in by the U.S. to no more than 18,000 in fis
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Associated Press,  US News
Article date: 
3 November 2019
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National News
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President Donald Trump has signed off on a plan that continues a dramatic drop in the number of refugees taken in by the U.S. to no more than 18,000 in fiscal year 2020...

In a statement issued Saturday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo noted that refugee resettlement "is only one aspect of U.S. humanitarian-based immigration efforts." He cited diplomatic efforts to find solutions to crises as well as humanitarian aid ...