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House Votes to Increase Security Checks for Syrian and Iraqi Refugees Amid Paris Attacks

Last week, in a 289-137 vote the House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted in favor of a bill that would require a comprehensive background check to be conducted for every Syrian and Iraqi seeking refugee admission to the United States. Among its provisions, the bill, better known as the American Security…

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RELEASE: Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 2016

In the federal register released on October 16, 2015 President Barack Obama announced refugee admission numbers to be allocated for fiscal year 2016, based upon Section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act and Congressional oversight. According to the federal register, up to 85,000 refugees will be granted admission to…