The Obama administration is considering resettling
thousands of refugees who left Syria during the country's ongoing civil war to
multiple towns and cities across the United States, the L.A. Times
reports.
A resettlement
plan under discussion in Washington and other capitals is aimed at relieving
pressure on Middle Eastern countries straining to support 1.6 million refugees,
as well as assisting hard-hit Syrian families.
The State
Department is "ready to consider the idea," an official from the
department said, if the administration receives a formal request from the
United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees, which is the usual
procedure.
The United States
usually accepts about half the refugees that the U.N. agency proposes for
resettlement. California has historically taken the largest share, but
Illinois, Florida, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia are also popular
destinations.
U.N. refugee
officials, along with diplomats and non-governmental relief groups, are
scheduled to meet in Geneva this week to discuss potential resettlement plans.
Germany has already agreed to take 5,000 refugees…To Read More…..
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