U.S. to Take 100,000 Refugees A Year by 2017

Mark 13:8 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, and famines. These are the beginning of birth pains.

At a Sunday news conference with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Berlin regarding Europe and the increasing pressure from refugees who are fleeing Syria’s civil war and other Middle Eastern wars, John Kerry announced that the Obama administration will increase the number of refugees the United States takes in each year.  

This move by the Obama administration will increase the number of refugees each year to 100,000 by 2017, a significant increase over the current annual cap of 70,000, Secretary of State John Kerry said. This still falls short of the global demand for resettlement from people who continue to flee turmoil in Syria Iraq, Afghanistan and other countries.

“This step that I am announcing today, I believe, is in keeping with the best tradition of America as a land of second chances and a beacon of hope,” Mr. Kerry said, adding that it “will be accompanied by additional financial contributions” for the relief effort.

This plan is not without controversy.   While all refugees would be subject to background checks, a few  Republican lawmakers expressed skepticism about the government’s ability to ensure militants posing as refugees do not infiltrate the U.S.

“ISIS and other terrorist groups have made it abundantly clear that they will use the refugee crisis to try to enter the United States,” wrote Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, in a join statement issued Sunday.

“Now, the Obama administration wants to bring in an additional ten thousand Syrians without a concrete and foolproof plan to ensure that terrorists won’t be able to enter the country. The administration has essentially given the American people a ‘trust me.’ That isn’t good enough,” they said.

The American response is unlikely to relieve much of the pressure on European countries, particularly Germany, which continues to be the most desirable destination for most of the migrants. In the absence of a unified policy, the refugees have been left to find their own way across the continent.

4 thoughts on “U.S. to Take 100,000 Refugees A Year by 2017

  1. That would be an 200,000 person Islamic Army…They will take over. they are having 7 children or more per family. Its genius really. Look at the pictures. These are not the Christians and they are mostly young men. An Army. Civil war is prophesied to com to America. Gathering in neighborhood units to protect each other is predicted. Protect from who. Islamic extremist I say. God is coming first into the hearts of men. Look up Garabandal and Saint Sister Faustina on the warning or called the illumination of conscience. latest news on that …it will happen after a important Synod. Mmmm…..there is one coming up. So I think Feb. since it has to happen in the same calendar year. Then in Mar. Apr. or May the Great miracle left in the Pines to follow. Expect it. I was there at Garabandal and seen great, great miracles with my own eyes. The sun miracle like in Fatima was just one. We will see by Christmas for sure. . The world is going to change that is for sure. Earthquake of a 9,2 on west coast is Catholic prophecy of many years ago. Over 20, that is why I moved from Tacoma WA area to Spokane WA 20 years ago. The exact reason. It is now Protestant prophecy also. Just saying. It is all coming together and we better work together ….look at our likes, not our dislikes. The Lord showed me to make it through what is coming. He showed my face looking up to heaven with horse blinders on. Look at him while all is happing is what I got from the message. Stay right here. Eyes focused no where else but me.

    • We have thousands of homeless people living on the streets now, where & how does our President think the refugees are going to live?

      • We don’t have enough jobs and places for these people to live. The US government will end up giving these people a free place to live, welfare, and food stamps, etc. Our government is already broke. Also, we have too many Muslims over here now. The Muslims are already taking over Europe besides the Middle East.

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