The Trump administration has informed Congress of their plans to reduce total refugee admittance to the United States by 3,000 for the 2021 fiscal year. The historic move will boast the lowest number of refugees allowed to enter the United States since the record was last broken by Trump.
According to The Daily Caller:
The Wednesday night move, first reported by the Associated Press, would reduce the total number of refugees allowed to enter the country to 15,000 next year, the lowest cap ever put on record. The previous low cap, set by President Donald Trump for fiscal year 2020, was 18,000, yet AP reported the country only admitted 10,800 refugees this year after the administration froze the refugee program over coronavirus concerns in March.
“The temporary suspension of resettlement travel programs globally will impact the arrival of refugees in the United States and other countries with refugee resettlement programs,” a State Department official told the Daily Caller News Foundation at the time. “Refugees are subject to the same COVID-19 travel restrictions as other travelers to the United States. The Department of State has no higher priority than the welfare and safety of U.S. citizens.”
Trump warned attendees at his rally in Duluth, Minnesota, Wednesday night that former Vice President Joe Biden would increase the total number of refugees allowed into the country every year.
“Another massive issue for Minnesota is the election of Joe Biden’s plan to inundate your state with a historic flood of refugees,” Trump stated. “Congratulations, Minnesota. Congratulations. No.”
It’s clear that Trump is keeping his promises to put Americans first with this historic move.
