Kerry: US to Boost Annual Migrant Quota

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said the Obama administration will increase the number of refugees allowed to enter the United States to 100,000 annually in 2017, as Europe grapples with its largest influx of migrants since the end of World War II. Speaking Sunday in Berlin, Kerry called the U.S. decision a "step in keeping with America's best tradition as a land of second chances and a beacon of hope." Under the new plan, the U.S. limit on refugee visas -- currently...

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