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A new policy proposal could left according to politico, they are considering slashing refugee admissions down for zero. here is an awkward interaction with a nobel peace winner. >> we cannot find a safe place to leave. this all happened to me. they left bekind -- >> where are they now? >> they killed them. i'm still fighting to live safe. it's not about one family -- >> i know the area very well you're talking about. >> that was awkward. >> joining me is barbara strak,

They can't have their families join them. it is critical to our foreign policy interests as well. >> barbara, we have thens of thousands hanging in the balance u. not necessarily that there's thousands of them trying to flood the u.s. at this moment, and the administration is saying no, no more. >> that's right. i mean, worldwide the u.n. refugee agency tells us there's about 26 million refugees in the world, so even at its high water mark, the u.s. program is very selective. we decide who is even eligible to apply to the united states for resettlement. that's done through the state department...

And jen meyers, for the refugee program at church world services. barbara, i'm not sure if you saw that before. >> i did have a chance to see it before. it's so disturbing. i had the opportunity to hear refugees tell their stories it's always a heart-rending experience so to see the team treated so dismissively during my tenure, if you go near the bottom of the administration, they created a special small program within the refugee admissions programs that was targeted to women, girls --ia c -- yazidi women and children