By increasing the US resettlement numbers now, Biden is looking to rebuild America’s image abroad.
As a presidential candidate, Joe Biden promised the US would demonstrate “global leadership on refugees”. Once elected, he pledged to vastly increase refugee resettlement in the US.
If history is any guide, the new president’s forward-thinking approach could help drive Australia’s commitments to refugee protection, as well.
Over the past four decades, the United States and Australia have contributed to international refugee resettlement through planned annual admission programs.
The annual US Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) has traditionally operated on a much larger scale than any other country, with tens of thousands of places per year. Since 1980, the program has enabled more than 3 million people to find safety and build new lives in the US.
Share It s amazing and uncomfortable and beautiful. It doesn t have to be a good experience or a bad experience. There were moments when we wanted to throttle each other and you work through it together, and you go through that process and you come out the other side and it s like love. That s the journey.
Difficult: There were moments when we wanted to throttle each other and you work through it together, and you go through that process and you come out the other side and it s like love. That s the journey, he said on Friday. Pictured in High Ground
Over the past four decades, the United States and Australia have contributed to international refugee resettlement through planned annual admission programs.
How did Australia get its name, and why is the national holiday so controversial?
26 January 2021 • 4:31pm
It s a controversial date in Australia, but for many Down Under, Australia Day, which falls on January 26 every year, is the perfect excuse for a few beers and a barbecue.
Marking the day in 1788, when British settlers arrived on Australian shores for the first time and Captain Arthur Phillip raised the Union Jack at Sydney Cove, the celebration has been part of the national calendar since 1935, and a public holiday since 1994. For millions it s an opportunity to celebrate national pride, either by going to an organised event in their community or by meeting up with family and friends on the holiday.