The Trump administration has decided to cap refugee admissions to a record low
of 7,500 resettlement slots, prioritizing white Afrikaners from South Africa. Krish O’Mara Vignarajah, head of Global Refuge, tells Host Carolyn Beeler that the change in policy will dismantle a program that for decades has assisted individuals from around the world fleeing conflict and persecution.
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