Jordan - The U.S. will reach its target this week of taking in 10,000 Syrian war refugees in a year-old resettlement program, the U.S. ambassador to Jordan said Sunday, after meeting families headed to California and Virginia.
In this photo taken Sunday, August 28, 2016, five members of the Jouriyeh family, Syrian refugees headed to the U.S. as part of a resettlement program, post for a photo in the Amman, Jordan office of the International Organization for Migration. The family members are Nadim Fawzi Jouriyeh, 49; his wife Rajaa Abdo Altaleb, 42; their daughter Hanan, 13; their son Farouq, 8 (foreground); and their son Hamzeh, 12. The Jouriyeh family will head to San Diego, California, as part of a year-long program to resettle 10,000 Syrian refugees in the United States.(AP Photo/Raad Adayleh)
Jordan - The U.S. will reach its target this week of taking in 10,000 Syrian war refugees in a year-old resettlement program, the U.S. ambassador to Jordan said Sunday, after meeting families headed to California and Virginia.
The resettlement program has emerged as an issue in the U.S. presidential campaign, with Republican nominee Donald Trump alleging displaced Syrians pose a potential security threat.
Alice Wells, the U.S. ambassador to Jordan, said Sunday that keeping Americans safe and taking in some of the world’s most vulnerable people are not mutually exclusive.
“Refugees are the most thoroughly screened category of travelers to the United States, and Syrian refugees are subject to even greater scrutiny,” she said.... Read More: