1980, president jimmy jimmy signed the refugee act, annual ceiling for refugees allowed in america. The act also created a process for addressing refugee emergencies and established the state Departments Office of refugee resettlement. Next, on American History tv, former government officials who the acto implement discuss challenges they faced with refugee admissions. Of public opinion, and Lessons Learned in light of current refugee policy. The jimmy carter president ial library and museum and the assistance organization, hias, hosted this event. [indistinct conversation] welcome. Welcome back, everyone. Introduce the next panel, which is going to focus implementation of the refugee act of 1980. Is moderating that panel eric schwartz, former assistant state forof population refugees and under the obama administration. He was Senior Advisor for affairs during the Clinton Administration on the National Security council and most importantly, he is on the highest board. He also happens t
He also happens to be the president of Refugees International, and hes seated next to the expresident of Refugees International. O, eric . Thanks. Thank you, mark. T is it really is a distinct pleasure to be here today. And i want to thank hias and the Carter Center for bringing us all together for this very important event. And needless to say, this is a critical time for us to be considering not only the refugee act of 1980 but also the very future of refugee protection in the United States. Nd around the world. At a time when the number of people displaced by conflict, by human rights violations, by persecution, is at the highest number in recorded history, governments around the world and in the United States in articular are using nativist rhetoric designed to appeal to peoples fear and to encourage hostility towards refugees and others who are forced to flee. They are closing borders and making life more difficult for refugees. This panel and this daylong event is timely, and our
white house deals with the fallout over that cocaine found inside the west wing on sunday. secret service officials expect to wrap up their investigation in ex week, but are downplaying expectations of those findings. and the white house is trying to pivot attention off the probe and onto today s jobs report with what they say is bidenomics working for the american people. correspondent mark meredith is following it all, joins us live from the north lawn with the latest. good evening mark. reporter: bret, good evening to you. tonight top white house aides say they do not believe national security was compromised after someone brought drugs into the west wing but tonight the white house says they re still looking into this. like the secret service and the rest of us, trying to figure out how those drugs ended up here in the first place. mr. president, any update on the cocaine. president biden once again ignored reporters questions about cocaine found in the white house.
Really just provided so much to our country. What do you remember most about nancy reagan . Well, on the personal front, she was always so gracious and welcoming to me, but i also remember her strength her resolve following the attempted assassination of her husband. She really helped to guide our through that time. When my father was shot and my mother rushed to the hospital th first wouldnt let her see him. I have to, she said. You dont understand how it is with reporter the first ladys service packed with celebriti tom sell lick, angelica houston, mr. T. Melissa hugged john before the ceremony and Arnold Schwarzenegger sat with his estranged wife maria shriver. She did a party would once want this to be a party. This is not a tlajedy. This is a celebration. Reporter two of the reagan during her years in the white house were part of the service. Diane sawyer read from the gospel. The word of the lord. Reporter tom brokaw. God bless, nancy. Mrs. Ronald reagan. First lady. And the unli
If . Now for march 11th, 2016, this is entertainment tonight. Nancy reagan, laid to rest. America says its final goodbye to one of the most influential first ladies in our history. Thanks for joiningeveryone. Samantha harris is with me. About 1,000 were invited including four first ladies and after days of public viewings, nancy is back beside her beloved husband president ronald reagan. Frazier is there with our exclusive coverage. Today we honor a woman who really just provided so much to our country. What do you remember most about nancy reagan . Well, on the personal front, she was always so gracious and welcoming to me, but i also remember her strength her resolve following the attempted assassination of her husband. She really helped to guide our when my father was shot and my mother rushed to the hospital th first wouldnt let her see him. I have to, she said. You dont understand how it is with reporter the first ladys service packed with celebriti tom sell lick, angelica houston