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Kerry: US to accept 85,000 refugees in 2016, 100,000 in 2017

By Associated Press
· Updated January 16, 2025 12:01 AM · 4 min read read
Kerry: US to accept 85,000 refugees in 2016, 100,000 in 2017

Written by Ken Dilanian BERLIN (AP) — Scrambling to address a growing Syrian refugee crisis, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced Sunday that the United States would significantly increase the number of worldwide migrants it takes in over the next two years, though not by nearly the amount many activists and former officials have urged.

Written by Ken Dilanian BERLIN (AP) — Scrambling to address a growing Syrian refugee crisis, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced Sunday that the United States would significantly increase the number of worldwide migrants it takes in over the next two years, though not by nearly the amount many activists and former officials have urged.…

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