Thread: Today we reached 49,255 refugees, 745 away from Trump 50,000 cap

Today we reached 49,255 refugees, 745 away from Trump 50,000 cap


Posted by Ann Corcoran on July 3, 2017

And, once we pass the 50,000 cap (aka ceiling), then the Supreme Court will be effectively running the UN/US Refugee Admissions Program.


The ceiling has been a cornerstone of the refugee program for 37 years and last week the Supremes took it upon themselves to lay out fuzzy parameters for exceeding the ceiling set by President Trump that no President in at least a decade has exceeded (maybe ever!).

I just checked the latest numbers at Wrapsnet and see that as of today we have admitted 49,255 refugees this fiscal year. (The fiscal year ends September 30th).

We should hit 50,000 within a few days. So, will the members of the court begin getting the daily Presidential security briefing when that happens? And, come to think of it, who tells the Supremes that they have exceeded their Constitutional authority? Hmmmm?

Here are the top ten ‘welcoming’ states (so much for Texas trying to get out of the program):

Just so you know, 3 states and the District of Columbia got less than 10 each (Mississippi–6, Hawaii–3, DC–2, and Wyoming–0).
This post is filed in my ‘Supreme Court’ archive.

Today we reached 49,255 refugees, 745 away from Trump 50,000 cap

Pull up the "welcome" mat.

No more people...you are not welcome here any more.

Go fix your own country!

It won't stop at 50,000.

Originally Posted by MW

It won't stop at 50,000.

I agree.

I think the number will stop at 50,000. It should. That's what Trump wanted when he issued his Executive Order to begin with. He had to maneuver through the mine field of the Court Order, but managed that nicely it seems. The Court Order was over-ruled by the US Supreme Court last month, so I thin we're done with refugees for this fiscal year. I guess we'll find out this month when the figures come out.

https://www.alipac.us/f12/trump-quie...-order-348467/

Originally Posted by Beezer

Pull up the "welcome" mat.

No more people...you are not welcome here any more.

Go fix your own country!

That's Donald Trump Said and he is making America Great Again

Originally Posted by European Knight

That's Donald Trump Said and he is making America Great Again

Was that quote in reference to refugees or illegal immigrants? Was it said during his campaign or is it something Trump recently said? Do yo have a source?