Barack Obama actually said...

The admission of up to 76,000 refugees to the United States during Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 is justified by humanitarian concerns or is otherwise in the national interest.

Context

Memorandum on Fiscal Year 2012 Refugee Admissions Numbers and Authorizations of In-Country Refugee Status

09/29/2011

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