1980, president jimmy jimmy signed the refugee act, annual ceiling for refugees allowed in america. The act also created a process for addressing refugee emergencies and established the state Departments Office of refugee resettlement. Next, on American History tv, former government officials who the acto implement discuss challenges they faced with refugee admissions. Of public opinion, and Lessons Learned in light of current refugee policy. The jimmy carter president ial library and museum and the assistance organization, hias, hosted this event. [indistinct conversation] welcome. Welcome back, everyone. Introduce the next panel, which is going to focus implementation of the refugee act of 1980. Is moderating that panel eric schwartz, former assistant state forof population refugees and under the obama administration. He was Senior Advisor for affairs during the Clinton Administration on the National Security council and most importantly, he is on the highest board. He also happens t
He also happens to be the president of Refugees International, and hes seated next to the expresident of Refugees International. O, eric . Thanks. Thank you, mark. T is it really is a distinct pleasure to be here today. And i want to thank hias and the Carter Center for bringing us all together for this very important event. And needless to say, this is a critical time for us to be considering not only the refugee act of 1980 but also the very future of refugee protection in the United States. Nd around the world. At a time when the number of people displaced by conflict, by human rights violations, by persecution, is at the highest number in recorded history, governments around the world and in the United States in articular are using nativist rhetoric designed to appeal to peoples fear and to encourage hostility towards refugees and others who are forced to flee. They are closing borders and making life more difficult for refugees. This panel and this daylong event is timely, and our
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States working along side croatia bosnia and serbia crafted a setment to end the fighting and keep the peace in the balkans in the wake of the devastating wars of the 1990s. The framework has been imperfect, bd a path forward for bosnia and for the entire region. This legislation calls attention to the difficulties facing bosnia as it seeks to join the e. U. It calls for needed reforms to ensure that all the peoe of bosnia can have a voice in their government. Neither p in the region are inevitable. These trends require an enduring commitment to fostering them. The bill reaffirms that u. S. Commitment along with our partners in europe to actively maintain peace. The sanctions imposed und bill provide a necessary disincentive to ensure the dayton agreements mold strong and do nel under political pressure. The sanctions section include waiver language and appropriad and to comply with our international agreements. Despite clear challenges, bosniaet the e. U. And membership criteria for i
So families can get the tools they need to be ready for anything. Comcast supports cspan as a public service, along with these other television providers. Give your front row seat to democracy. Officials from the state department and usaid testified about the ongoing conflict in sudan. They discussed diplomatic efforts to encourage peace, talks humanitarian aid and the evacuation of american citizens. Members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee also questioned the witnesses about the conflicts impact on surrounding countries such as ethiopia and egypt. This is about 90 minutes. Hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will come to order. Since fighting erupted in sudan almost a month, ago ceasefires of demigod with no appreciable reduction in fighting. Alice has left the area in the capital thick with dust and smoke, food and water shortages have resulted in looting and attacks on citizens by armed groups in search of provisions. The former strongman head of state who is