Immigration

Dems offer cautious praise for Obama refugee step

By Susan Crabtree
Published January 14, 2016 3:46pm ET
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Dems offer cautious praise for Obama refugee step
"The administration's recently announced recognition that many Central Americans qualify as refugees under international law is an important and constructive step towards a comprehensive regional refugee solution to address violence in the Central American region," California Reps. Zoe Lofgren and Lucille Roybal-Allard and Illinois Rep. Luis Gutierrez said in a statement Thursday. (AP file photo/Eduardo Verdugo) | Eduardo Verdugo

House Democrats that were incensed over Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids against illegal immigrants are offering tepid praise for an expansion of the government’s refugee resettlement program to include three Central American countries.

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