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December 14, 2015

Hundreds of Syrian Refugees Welcomed in Canada 
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Hundreds of Syrian refugees have arrived in Canada, where they have been
immediately granted permanent residency. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
has pledged to resettle 10,000 Syrian refugees by the end of this month
and another 15,000 by March 1. Canadians have welcomed the refugees with
video messages of support. Trudeau greeted the first batch of more than
160 refugees who arrived around midnight Thursday.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau: "Tonight they step off the plane as
refugees, but they walk out of this terminal as permanent residents of
Canada, with social insurance numbers, with health cards and with an
opportunity to become full Canadians."

In Germany, meanwhile, Chancellor Angela Merkel has said she wants to
"drastically decrease" the number of refugees entering Germany amid
pressure from within her party. Nearly a million refugees have entered
Germany this year; more than 340,000 have submitted asylum applications.

 

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