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May 12, 2016

U.S. Has Resettled Only 1,736 Syrian Refugees in Last 7 Months
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New government figures show the Obama administration has resettled only
1,736 Syrian refugees over the last seven months-despite President
Obama's pledge to resettle at least 10,000 Syrians by this coming
September. In contrast, Canada has resettled more than 26,000 Syrian
refugees since late 2015, while Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan have together
taken in millions of Syrian refugees since the conflict began five years
ago.


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