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Key line from statement: "The sad truth is that we will not achieve 62,500 admissions this year." Notably, Biden is saying up front that he does not expect to fill all 62,500 spots. It's a ceiling, not a floor. It will be interesting to see how refugee advocates react. — PolitiTweet.org

New: Statement from @POTUS on his decision to raise the refugee cap for this fiscal year to 62,500. (This decision… https://t.co/kWdEadaWP6

Posted May 3, 2021

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Sean Sullivan @WaPoSean

The White House has been internally discussing the 62,500 number (the original goal, before it backed away from it) for some time now, even as it signaled last month that it was unlikely to hit that mark. Our story from last week: https://t.co/cSgGIhBQo2 — PolitiTweet.org

Posted May 3, 2021

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Sean Sullivan @WaPoSean

Final cut on Pres. Biden's decision to lift the refugee cap, which capped months of wavering and reversals from his administration and fierce blowback from human rights advocates and fellow Democrats: https://t.co/areORPAeLK — PolitiTweet.org

Posted May 3, 2021