How Has the U.S. Refugee System Changed Over Time?
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How Has the U.S. Refugee System Changed Over Time?

Explainer Video by Jeremy Sherlick, Producer and Diana Roy, Author

May 11, 2022 3:36 pm (EST)

How Has the U.S. Refugee System Changed Over Time?
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Since the creation of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program in 1980, more than three million refugees have been accepted into the country. Until recently, the United States was the world’s top country for taking in refugees. However, bans on refugees from certain countries significantly curtailed admissions during the Donald Trump administration and reignited a debate over the program’s national security implications. Now, President Joe Biden has pledged to restore the program as crises worsen in places such as Afghanistan and Ukraine.

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