World & Nation
Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government said Saturday that it will issue thousands more visas to Syrian refugees before the end of this year by accelerating the processing of their applications, as it tries to counter election-year criticism over its handling of the refugee crisis.
Sept. 19, 2015
California
President Bush’s plan to drastically cut assistance programs for new refugees could cost Orange County $12 million in federal funds and drive hundreds of refugees onto local welfare rolls, officials said Thursday.
Jan. 31, 1992
The Canadian government won’t meet its goal of resettling 25,000 Syrian refugees by year’s end, though thousands will be accepted into the country, officials said Tuesday.
Nov. 24, 2015
Tens of thousands of Afghan refugees are continuing to flee their country despite Wednesday’s final Soviet troop withdrawal, and Pakistan is bracing for yet another human wave from its western neighbor in the near future, senior Pakistani government officials said Thursday.
Feb. 17, 1989
The apparent assumption on the part of American and Israeli negotiators that there can be a trade-off between some form of limited Palestinian sovereignty over parts of East Jerusalem and the right of return for about 3.5 million Palestinian refugees is invalid.
Jan. 4, 2001
Security: Scrutiny after 9/11 prevents thousands living in refugee camps from starting new lives.
Sept. 3, 2002
Opinion
Reducing refugee quotas, as the president wants to do, would in no way mitigate the border crisis.
Sept. 23, 2019
The federal Office of Refugee Resettlement has proposed that social and medical programs serving refugees be slashed at least $117 million, but the plan is encountering stiff opposition from state and local officials as well as from volunteer groups.
April 8, 1986
Politics
Biden signs emergency determination that leaves the annual cap of 15,000 refugees in place, but outrage from Democrats brings a White House reversal.
April 16, 2021
Aid: Workers are struck by contrasts in food, shelter and health care. They cite culture, race as reasons.
May 21, 1999