Evangelical Advocates Feel the Sting of More Trump Refugee Cuts
It’s the third consecutive year that the administration has reduced resettlement totals to record lows.
Kate Shellnutt
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The
Trump administration’s decision to once again cut the US refugee
ceiling didn’t come as a surprise after significant reductions in 2017
and 2018, but as one evangelical leader said, expecting the move didn’t
make it any easier to bear.
“That
the administration had already telegraphed plans to slam the door on
refugees by slashing the # to be resettled during FY2020 by 40% to a new
low of only 18,000 takes away none of the sting,” tweeted Galen Carey,
vice president ...
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Friday, September 27, 2019
More Trump Refugee Cuts
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