From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org):
The previous administration dismantled the refugee resettlement program by more than 80% and set consecutively historic-low refugee admissions goals, with a FY 2021 refugee admissions goal of 15,000 – the lowest level in U.S. history. This is despite facing the worst refugee crisis in history. With the new administration in place, it is critical that we urge Congress to take immediate action to begin rebuilding the program and to increase refugee admissions by expressing our strong support for the Guaranteed Refugee Admissions Ceiling Enhancement Act (GRACE Act).
The GRACE Act would set a minimum floor for the annual refugee admissions goal (“Presidential Determination”) at 125,000. The bill would also ensure that the administration treats the Presidential Determination as a goal to reach and would help facilitate congressional oversight over the administration’s operations of the resettlement program.
We invite faith leaders and faith-based organizations to sign onto a letter to show strong support for the GRACE Act and urge Members of Congress to be bold in choosing moral, just policies that provide refuge for vulnerable individuals seeking protection.
Faith Leaders: Sign on to this important letter by Wednesday, March 24th at 12pm ET. Please fill out this form to sign on: http://bit.ly/GraceFaithLeaderSignOn.
Faith Organizations: Sign on to this important letter by Wednesday, March 24th at 12pm ET. Please fill out this form to sign on: http://bit.ly/GraceFaithOrgSignOn.
Thank you for taking action – and please share this information with your networks!
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