Trump’s Policies Are Harming Refugees Worldwide

Since the end of the Vietnam War, the US resettlement program has provided safe harbor to more than 3.4 million refugees. This number might look large, but it represents relatively few of the millions of refugees in the past four decades who were fortunate enough to be thrown this life preserver. Resettlement is not only about rescuing individuals. It’s a critical tool, among others, the US government has used to leverage support for countries on the front lines of refugee crises, and to convince them to uphold the rights of the vast majority of refugees living in camps and ghettos who may never…

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