THE CURRENT Issue 675 · August 30, 2017

Battle Over Immigration Quotas Brewing

Trump, Congress may square off as deadline looms,Battle Over Immigration Quotas Brewing,Trump, Congress may square off as deadline looms

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Limiting immigration is either American or un-American depending on your perspective

 

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Trump administration proposal to restructure how the State Department evaluates foreign refugees seeking asylum in the US has triggered a sharp response from the diplomatic community.

The White House wants to break up the State Department’s Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration and transfer its duties to other agencies in the Fiscal Year 2018 budget.

Foreign policy experts have countered with a report issued by Refugees International a nongovernmental organization advocating for displaced people urging preservation of the bureau claiming the change could potentially block 100 000 refugees each year from obtaining sanctuary in the US.

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