November 2020

On the same day he spoke to Pope Francis, President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. delivered a message to a Jesuit refugee organization in which he announced that he would follow through on a campaign promise to dramatically increase the number of refugees resettled in the United States following drastic cuts by the outgoing Trump administration.

“The United States has long stood as a beacon of hope for the downtrodden and the oppressed, a leader in resettling refugees and our humanitarian response. I promise, as president, I’ll reclaim that proud legacy for our country,” Mr. Biden said, speaking via a video he recorded yesterday to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Jesuit Refugee Service. “The Biden-Harris administration will restore America’s historic role in protecting the vulnerable and defending the rights of refugees everywhere.”

https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2020/11/12/joe-biden-anthony-fauci-refugees-coronavirus