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This chapter debates the effects of the executive orders indefinitely barring Syrian refugees from entering the United States, suspending all refugee admissions for 120 days, and blocking citizens of several Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States for 90 days. It also analyzes the effects of the drastic cuts in refugee admissions on the humanitarian nature of the US refugee resettlement program, the safety and security of Muslim refugees and immigrants living in the country, and the national security of the country. It argues that a robust refugee resettlement program is indeed crucial to our national security.
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Goździak, E.M. (2021). Closing US Refugee Resettlement with the Stroke of a Pen. In: Human Trafficking as a New (In)Security Threat. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-62873-4_4
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