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BETTER THAN EXPECTED: Trump Has Slashed Refugee Resettlement To The U.S. By 66 Percent Under Obama

Trump frequently spoke on the campaign trail about slowing down the number of refugees coming into the United States. He promised to cut the number and so far he has delivered more than expected.

The Washington Examiner reports:

Trump beats promise to cut new refugees, down 66% from Obama

The Trump administration beat the president’s goal of trimming new refugee admissions from the 100,000 brought in by former President Obama, slashing the population by 66 percent.

In fact, for the first time, the U.S. resettled fewer refugees than the rest of the world, but still more than another other country.

New data from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees showed that the U.S. took in 33,000 refugees last year, down from 97,000 under Obama […]

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