Then it said it planned to accept a floor of 85,000 refugees and at least 100,000 next year. Once here with Refugee Status those individuals can claim any job and collect any federal welfare benefit. Recent statistics from the department of health and Human Services office of Refugee Resettlement indicate that 75 of refugees receive food stamps and more than half receive Free Health Care and cash benefits. For refugees from the middle east the numbers are even higher. More than 90 of recent middle eastern refugees draw food stamps and about 70 receive Free Health Care and cash welfare. Refugee settlement also comes with security risks as we have witnessed with the surge of isis recruitment among, for example, somali refugee communities in minnesota. Anyone claiming to have a serious and honest discussion of Refugee Resettlement must ask the difficult questions about integration, how can we accomplish that. Assimilation, and community safety. This is certainly true with respect to count
Families do not have their checks expire, forcing them to redo many of those screenings, when individual parts of the test expire while theyre waiting for other parts to be completed. And third, keeping families updated about their status. Frequently a large familys resettlement will be delayed because a Single Family member is waiting to be approved. Those are common sense straightforward methods of reforming the screening process so that it takes weeks, not years to reach conclusion. And i think they are doable. They may require more resources. Where the u. S. Congress should be involved. I will be sending a letter within a few days, detailing those proposals. Is large audience here testimony to the importance of this subject. Again, not just because of our standing or image in the world, but our selfimage. Our selfworth, our view of ourselves as a nation. My feeling is that the American People still believe that we are the nation of the statue of liberty. That we have arms open to p
I dont think any of you are being told your resources are going to increase when you have more refugees. So at the most fundamental level, im trying to figure out how you absorb this within the current rate of funding that you have without something giving. One of those things that may give could be the very important thing that we all have an obligation to ensure, and that is the safety and security of the homeland. There is going to be handoff between the various agencies. How do we make sure with this increased pressure that we dont make a mistake that could put our homeland at risk. And i will start with maybe Homeland Security . I was going to start with numbers, because thats perhaps the easier part of the question. Just to be clear, our goal, the target, the ceiling is 85,000. Within that 85,000 we are striving to admit 10,000 syrians. That is not a cap. Have, y question i secretary carey said, it is a ceiling. It is not a ceiling, it is a floor. That suggests to me language tha
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Operation is underway in western canada. A whale watching boat sank with 27 people on board off the west coast of vancouver island. So far, we have not confirmed the authenticity of the video. There are five confirmed deaths. 18 people have been taken to local hospitals. The group was on its way back to shore when high waves swamped the 64 foot boat coast guard vessel. Along with search and rescue aircraft, theyre combing with equipment to search in the darkness. The same Whale Watching Company had a capsized boat in 1998. Two people died in that accident. We have breaking news. Late last night, the search began for a quote, active shooter at North Carolina central university. A student was taken to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. Right now, police are still looking for the gunman. The campus lockdown has been lifted. Well bring you more details as they come in. Three adults and three children remain hospitalized this morning. They were injured when a car plowed into Ok