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Urge President Trump to Allow Refugees, Including Religious Minorities, Come to
the United States
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As the end of the fiscal year (Sept. 30) approaches, the Trump Administration is
required to determine the number of refugees allowed to be admitted to the U.S.,
a process known as the "Presidential Determination". The FY2020 number was set at
18,000 refugees, the all-time-lowest number in the history of resettlement. Meanwhile,
there are over 26 million refugees worldwide with approximately 2 million needing
resettlement.
Despite the continued global need, it is uncertain that President Trump will even
announce a Presidential Determination, meaning no refugees could even come to the
United States to reunite with their families or be free from religious persecution.
Already there has been a huge loss for religious minorities, for example in 2016,
1524 Iraqi Christians received refuge in the United States, in 2019, only 86 did-
a 94% decrease.
As Catholics, we affirm the inherent dignity of every person and the ability of
refugees to seek security and safety for themselves and family members. We continue
to be deeply concerned that ending refugee resettlement mean that refugees fleeing
persecution are left in harm's way, that refugee families are left separated across
the continents and that the U.S. retreats in its global leadership position.
Take Action!
Sign our Action Alert to President Trump [[link removed]].
Read about the Decline of American Welcome for Religious Persecuted Refugees Including
Christians [[link removed]].
Read and Learn More about Religious Persecuted Refugees [[link removed]].
Learn more about refugees [[link removed]]
and refugee resettlement [[link removed]]
on the USCCB's Justice for Immigrants resource page.
In Solidarity,
Tony Cube
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3211 Fourth Street, NE Washington, DC 20017
Phone: (202) 541-3064 Fax: (202) 722-8711
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