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Barack Obama: The admission of up to 85,000 refugees to the United States during Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 is justified by humanitarian…

On the recordSeptember 28, 2015
The admission of up to 85,000 refugees to the United States during Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 is justified by humanitarian concerns or is otherwise in the national interest.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 2016

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