US to Meet Goal of Admitting 10,000 Syrian Refugees Month Ahead of Schedule
SputnikNews.com
29.08.2016
White House National Security Advisor Susan Rice said that Washington will meet the goal of accepting 10,000 Syrian refugees this year.
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The United States will meet its goal of accepting 10,000 Syrian refugees this year, White House National Security Advisor Susan Rice said in a press release on Monday.
“[Obama] set a goal of admitting 10,000 Syrian refugees this fiscal year… a six-fold increase from the prior year,” Rice stated. “Today, I am pleased to announce that we will meet this goal more than a month ahead of schedule.”