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AP: U.S. Passes Iraqi Refugee Admissions Goal

By Intern

Created 09/12/2008 - 01:00

After streamlining the admissions process under criticism for not doing enough for Iraqis who have fled their country since the 2003 U.S. invasion, officials said 12,118 Iraqi refugees had arrived in the country since Oct. 1, 2007 and another 1,000 are booked on flights to America. The Bush administration announced that it has met its goal of 12,000 and will try to admit at least 17,000 refugees next year. However, some humanitarian agencies, including RI, believe the goal of 17,000 resettlements next year is not enough.

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[1] http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2008-09-12-Iraq-refugees_N.htm