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7 Mar 2012
This paper examines US refugee policy and numbers. Typically, the annual number of refugees that can be admitted into the United States, known as the refugee ceiling, and the allocation of these numbers by region are set by the President after consultation with Congress at the start of each fiscal year.
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Author | Andorra Bruno |
Series | US Congressional Research Service Reports |
Publisher | Congressional Research Service (CRS) |