On the recordSeptember 27, 2012
The admission of up to 70,000 refugees to the United States during Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 is justified by humanitarian concerns or is otherwise in the national interest.
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presidency.ucsb.eduBarack Obama: “The admission of up to 70,000 refugees to the United States during Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 is justified by humanitarian…”
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Memorandum on Fiscal Year 2013 Refugee Admissions Numbers and Authorizations of In-Country Refugee Status
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