The IRC has expressed dismay at President Obama’s announcement this week that the U.S. government would increase by just 2,000 the number of Syrian refugees admitted to the country in 2016 — from 8,000 to 10,000.
The International Rescue Committee is dismayed at President Obama’s announcement this week that the U.S. government would increase by just 2,000 the number of Syrian refugees admitted to the country in 2016 — from 8,000 to 10,000. The IRC is supporting Refugee Council USA in its call for the U.S. to resettle 100,000 Syrian refugees in 2016.