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One of the metrics I would love us all to consider as we vote this year is whether or not the US Refugee Resettlement Program will continue to be decimated. Voice of Refuge has put together a scorecard so you can look up your local representatives here: https://www.voiceforrefuge.org/scorecards/
Please take a moment to find your state, look up the people running, and vote for my immigrant and refugee neighbors please.
Here is a post from June 20th outlining Biden's policy promises when it comes to refugees, trying to rebuild the program in light of all the damage from the Trump administration. https://medium.com/@JoeBiden/my-statement-on-world-refugee-day-fddb4abddfd5
Here are some highlights:
*he will repeal the Muslim ban (which is still in effect)
*he will raise the limit on refugee admissions from the current historic low of 15k to 125k
*he will work w/ congress to ensure no president has the power to arbitrarily lower admission ceilings
*he will repeal the Muslim ban (which is still in effect)
*he will raise the limit on refugee admissions from the current historic low of 15k to 125k
*he will work w/ congress to ensure no president has the power to arbitrarily lower admission ceilings
