O'Malley pushes Obama to accept more Syrian refugees
Martin O’Malley said on Tuesday that President Obama is not providing a safe haven for enough of the refugees from the Syrian civil war.
“I appreciate your administration’s attention to this issue, but I was disappointed to learn that the United States would only accept 10,000 Syrian refugees next year,” the former Maryland governor wrote in a letter to Obama obtained by The Hill.
“We can do more than a token increase,” the 2016 Democratic presidential contender added. “Our credibility as a leader of nations requires that we do more. And the principles of our country demand that we do more.” O’Malley’s letter follows Obama’s announcement last week that the U.S. would accept at least 10,000 Syrian refugees.
He argued on Tuesday that the nation’s refugee cap should be much higher given the strain the tide of humanity is placing on America’s allies overseas.
“I have called for the United States to accept at least 65,000 Syrian refugees by 2017 – a number that is consistent with past U.S. policy and requests from humanitarian organizations,” O’Malley wrote.
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