Biden Buckles to the Radicals Again: Refugee Limit to 62,500

A few weeks ago, Joe Biden signed an emergency order maintaining the 15,000 refugee limit that was initiated under the Trump administration.

"Thirty-five thousand are ready. Facing the greatest refugee crisis in our time there is no reason to limit the number to 15,000. Say it ain't so, President Joe.".

Added Rep. Pramila Jaypal, who heads the Progressive Caucus: "It is simply unacceptable and unconscionable that the Biden administration is not immediately repealing Donald Trump's harmful, xenophobic, and racist refugee cap that cruelly restricts refugee admissions to a historically low level."

Biden has backtracked and has now raised the refugee limit to 62,500.

Well, if 15,000 refugees "Did not reflect America's values as a nation," why did Biden propose maintaining the 15,000 refugee limit in the first place?

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said in April the Biden administration had inherited a "Decimated refugee admissions program." She added that Biden would announce a "Final, increased refugee cap" by mid-May. In a lengthy statement detailing his revised refugee cap, Biden said the "Sad truth is that we will not achieve 62,500 admissions this year."

So Biden is going to raise the refugee limit to 62,500 - a number that even he says his administration won't achieve this year? This number is meaningless except to the extent it makes the radicals feel good about themselves and buries another policy of the hated Trump.

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