WASHINGTON – The threshold of refugees admitted to the United States rises from 15,000 to 62,500: the president Joe Biden revoked the annual ceiling imposed by Donald Trump, following pressure from his party and humanitarian organizations. At first Biden had decided to leave the limit wanted by his predecessor, but after the criticisms he canceled it because in his opinion “it does not reflect the values of America as a nation that welcomes and supports refugees”.
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The goal of the White House, Biden said, was to reach the level of 125,000 people next year, but the rapid increase will not be possible because first of all it will be necessary to “repair the damage of the previous management”. According to Administration sources, the president feared that the reopening could cause a record influx at the US-Mexico border. According to the Refugee Processing Center, around 2,000 refugees were brought into the United States between October and March.
Humanitarian organizations had criticized the Biden administration accusing it of having dumped on Trump the responsibility of having “dismantled” the immigration system on the border between the United States and Mexico: the old administration cut the roof of refugees, taking him from 110,000 in last year of Barack Obama at an all-time low of 15,000, a level that the New York congresswoman, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, he called “xenophobic and racist”.
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The US refugee program, explains the website of the Bbc, is distinct from the asylum system. Refugee status applies to those seeking protection while still abroad, while asylum seekers do so from a port of entry or from within the United States. According to the US press, the White House views with concern the prospect of record arrivals of undocumented immigrants to the southern border. In particular, the numbers of unaccompanied minors are problematic, the level of which puts a strain on the shelters and the resources available.
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