Secretary of State Anthony Blinken won't commit to a new refugee cap after Joe Biden vows to increase the number of asylum-seekers admitted into the U.S. to 125,000 by the next fiscal year Secretary of State Anthony Blinken refused to commit Sunday to a new refugee cap number after President Joe Biden said he would increase the number 'Look, the president's been clear about where he wants to go, but we have to be focused on what we're able to do when we're able to do it,' Blinken said Biden said after golf Saturday 'we are going to increase the number'