Refugee Resettlement
This was a program of the Immigration Reform Task Force, co-chaired by Mayors Elorza and Tait, at the 84th annual U.S. Conference of Mayors winter meeting.
State Department and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officials discussed the U.S. refugee resettlement system and Welcoming Communities… read more
State Department and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officials discussed the U.S. refugee resettlement system and Welcoming Communities initiative. They talked about the influx of Syrians seeking asylum in the U.S. and what the Obama administration was doing overall to maintain the system’s security and improve its efficiency. The speakers responded to questions from the mayors in the audience.
This was a program of the Immigration Reform Task Force, co-chaired by Mayors Elorza and Tait, at the 84th annual U.S. Conference of Mayors winter meeting. close
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Simon Henshaw Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Department of State->Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration
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