President Obama’s campaign ease Europe’s refugee pressure resulted in over 18,000 Syrians, more than half adults, coming into the United States, according to a new report.
Thanks to the administration’s success in speeding up the refugee resettlement process before the president leaves office, the U.S. welcomed 18,007 Syrians from between October 1, 2011 and December 31, 2016. A majority came in last year.
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The Migration Policy Institute said that the U.S. was surpassed by Canada. Its new report said, “Beyond the United States, a small number of countries have accepted Syrian refugees through their resettlement programs, most notably Canada, which took in close to 40,000 Syrians between November 2015 and December 2016.”
President-elect Trump has questioned the resettlements, noting concerns that background checks done by the United Nations are sketchy because of the lack of cooperation from the government of Syria, which the U.S. is essentially at war with.
Paul Bedard, the Washington Examiner’s “Washington Secrets” columnist, can be contacted at [email protected]
