On #WorldRefugeeDay, we keep in our hearts the millions of refugees around the globe who, despite facing devastating circumstances, display remarkable strength every day as they seek refuge for themselves and their loved ones.
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More often than not, we have answered that call — and today, it sounds to us louder than ever. But after centuries of opening our door to the persecuted, the Trump administration has forsaken our historic commitment to the world’s most vulnerable.
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For the first time since 1980, Canada resettled more refugees than the U.S. With more than 24 million refugees around the globe and 70 million displaced persons, America must step into our leadership role, not away from it.https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/19/americas/canada-us-refugee-resettlement-hnk-intl/index.html …
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Donald Trump betrayed America’s foundational values by slashing our annual refugee admissions to 30,000. That’s why I introduced the GRACE Act, which will prohibit any president from setting an annual ceiling below the historic average of 95,000 refugee admissions.
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Americans won’t let Donald Trump’s cruelty redefine who we are as a nation. We are a nation that opens its doors to the persecuted and a people that opens its heart to strangers in need.
@RepZoeLofgren@RepJoeNegusehttps://www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-releases/senator-markey-and-reps-lofgren-and-neguse-introduce-legislation-to-welcome-refugees-to-the-us …Show this thread
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