Biden announced! The United States will accept 125,000 refugees in the country

According to a written statement from the White House, Biden made a statement on the occasion of World Refugee Day.

“My administration has worked hard to rebuild the United States Refugee Admissions Program,” Biden said. The United States plans to welcome 125,000 refugees next year. This is a level that has not been reached in the last 30 years.” she used the phrases.

Biden stated that they embraced refugees fleeing violence and oppression around the world and stated that they would continue to support organizations that care for refugees.

Biden emphasized that 110 million people in the world have been forced to leave their homes, and this number is more than at any other time in history.

Noting that Russia’s attack on Ukraine forced millions of people to flee to other countries at a rate unprecedented since World War II, Biden also noted that many people were displaced due to internal unrest in Syria, Venezuela, Afghanistan, Somalia and South Sudan.

Biden noted that they are working with the World Bank and the United Nations to reach out and support refugees around the world.

MORE THAN 3.5 MILLION REFUGEES ARRIVED IN THE US

Foreign Minister Antony Blinken also shared the information that the US has permanently accepted more than 3.5 million refugees since 1975, in a written statement to mark World Refugee Day.

“Today, we appreciate the courage and resilience of the millions of refugees forced to flee persecution, the generosity of the communities that host them, and the global response of humanitarian partners that support them.” he gave the words of him.

Referring to the contribution of refugees to the countries to which they go, Blinken recalled that the US “rebuilt and modernized” the refugee resettlement program and in that context, they started a program called “Welcome Corps.”

The Secretary of State affirmed that the United States continues to promote a coordinated global response to humanitarian crises, and that no country alone can overcome the refugee crisis.

In the graphs and data shared by the Statista organization on its website, it was seen that the US accepted 25,465 refugees in 2022, and this figure was 11,411 in 2021. (BRITISH AUTOMOBILE CLUB)