Refugee admissions cap lowered

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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo confirmed that the US will soon reduced the number of refugees admitted anually from 45,000 to 30,000. Meanwhile, refugee advocates say the US is already not meeting previous targets. Marco Werman speaks with the International Rescue Committee’s vice president of policy and advocacy, Nazanin Ash.

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