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On the recordSeptember 26, 2018
While the world is facing the largest refugee crisis in recorded history with 22.5 million refugees worldwide, the Trump administration has cut refugee admissions for 2019 to a record low of 30,000.
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Cicilline criticizes the Trump administration's refugee admission cuts amid a global crisis.

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