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What America could lose by curtailing refugee resettlement

A former Liberian refugee running for the Senate shows the promise of asylum

|HELENA, MONTANA

AMERICA DID not settle a single refugee in October. In November it admitted under 1,500, the lowest total for that month since the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. A new federal cap imposes a limit of 18,000 to be resettled next year, down from 85,000 in 2016. Canada now welcomes more refugees than its more populous neighbour.

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