Biden proposes raising refugee ceiling to 62,500 spots, quadrupling Trump s historic low cap By Camilo Montoya-Galvez
February 5, 2021 / 9:05 PM / CBS News
The Biden administration told Congress on Friday that it is proposing to increase the refugee cap for the current fiscal year from 15,000 spots a historic low set by President Trump to 62,500 spots, two people familiar with the plan told CBS News.
President Biden said on Thursday that he had directed the State Department to make a down payment on his commitment to resettle up to 125,000 refugees during fiscal year 2022, which starts in October. Quadrupling the current cap with eight months left in the fiscal year and a decimated resettlement infrastructure would be an ambitious effort.
The two words Trump cannot bear to hear: Former president
For Trump, it seems the two most terrifying words in the English language are: Former president.
President Donald Trump tours a section of the U.S.-Mexico border wall in Alamo, Texas.Alex Brandon / AP
Feb. 5, 2021, 7:52 PM UTC
BySteve Benen
Former Vice President Mike Pence announced yesterday that he s created a new D.C.-based office for himself, which will naturally be called the Office of the Former Vice President. That made sense: Pence served as the vice president, then voters elected someone else, so now he s the former vice president.
Thereâs been a lot of chatter online and in the news about Joe Bidenâs penchant for signing executive orders (EO).
His detractors say he is destroying the country at a record pace through his actions while his supporters are celebrating his ability to scribble his name on a piece of paper thatâs been handed to him and equating that to a job well done.
I’ve even seen some people argue that by signing 44 of them in such rapid fashion (that is through Feb. 5 according to information found at www.federalregister.gov) the 46th President of the United States has already accomplished more than his predecessor Donald J. Trump.
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Counterinsurgency Isn’t the Answer
Be wary of those who seek to apply the lessons of our campaigns abroad to our political challenges at home.
February 5, 2021
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Okay, let’s put an end to this silliness before it gets out of hand: We do not need a counterinsurgency strategy to defeat right-wing extremism in the United States of America.
Say it with me once more, for the people in the back:
We do not need a counterinsurgency strategy to defeat right-wing extremism in the United States of America.
Not only that, but we shouldn’t listen to those who seek to apply the lessons of our failed campaigns abroad to our political challenges here.