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Rebuilding the U.S. Refugee Resettlement Program Is an Opportunity for Biden to Seize

05.14.2021 - By TimePlay

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The debate about President Biden’s recent decision to enact a big increase in the number of refugees allowed into America, has been proceeding from a false premise. Rebuilding the refugee resettlement program is not a problem for Biden to solve. It is an opportunity for the U.S. to seize.

For that to happen, the country needs more than a signature of a Presidential Determination. Successful social change depends on public engagement as well as policy smarts.

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