Hoyer Statement on the Trump Administration's Decision to Limit the Number of Refugees Admitted to the United States
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For Immediate Release:
September 17, 2018
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Annaliese Davis 202-225-3130
HOYER: Denying refugees asylum is an abdication of the founding principles that have made our country great
WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today on the Trump Administration's decision to limit the number of refugees admitted to the United States from 45,000 to 30,000:
“America was founded as a haven for those fleeing poverty, war, and violence to find safety and build a better life. Denying refugees asylum is an abdication of the founding principles that have made our country great - and made our democracy strong and successful. This is a retreat when we ought to stand firm. History will look back on this moment in American history and remember the shameful way in which Congressional Republicans enabled and empowered a president whose vision of America was small, his leadership of America was weak, and his understanding of America deeply out of alignment with its people’s own.”
“America was founded as a haven for those fleeing poverty, war, and violence to find safety and build a better life. Denying refugees asylum is an abdication of the founding principles that have made our country great - and made our democracy strong and successful. This is a retreat when we ought to stand firm. History will look back on this moment in American history and remember the shameful way in which Congressional Republicans enabled and empowered a president whose vision of America was small, his leadership of America was weak, and his understanding of America deeply out of alignment with its people’s own.”