Martin O'Malley: U.S. Should Take In 65,000 Syrian Refugees
Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, a 2016 Democratic presidential candidate, has called on the United States to absorb at least 65,000 Syrian refugees by the end of 2016. O’Malley’s remarks on Friday represent the strongest proposal on the matter to date from a national political figure.
“Americans are a generous and compassionate people,” O’Malley said in a statement. “But today our policies are falling short of those values.” The State Department has said it plans to grant asylum to 5,000 to 8,000 refugees in fiscal year 2016 -- an amount O’Malley said is not enough.
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