Presidents’ Alliance Applauds Biden Administration’s Raising of Refugee Cap to 62,500

PRESIDENTS’ ALLIANCE APPLAUDS BIDEN ADMINISTRATION’S RAISING OF REFUGEE CAP TO 62,500

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 3, 2021
Contact: Jose Magaña-Salgado (jose@presidentsalliance.org)

Washington, D.C.—The Presidents’ Alliance released the following statement in response to the White House’s announcement that the administration is revising the annual refugee admissions cap to 62,500, up from 15,000 under the previous administration:

Miriam Feldblum, Executive Director of the Presidents’ Alliance, stated: “We are tremendously grateful and heartened that the Biden administration has finally kept its promise to raise the refugee admissions cap to 62,500. This increased cap ensures that the United States will once again strive to be a leader in the humanitarian arena, and fulfill our promise and historic commitment to refugees. The refugee program’s contribution to our nation’s higher education is too often understated. Refugees represent students, professors, scholars and staff on our campuses–all of whom are essential for the flourishing of our college and university campuses. Refugees are, and will continue to be, an integral part of our higher education community.”

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The non-partisan, nonprofit Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration brings college and university presidents and chancellors together on the immigration issues that impact higher education, our students, campuses, communities and nation. We work to advance just immigration policies and practices at the federal, state, and campus level that are consistent with our heritage as a ‘nation of immigrants’ and the academic values of equity and openness. The Alliance is composed of over 500 presidents and chancellors of public and private colleges and universities, enrolling over five million students in 43 states, D.C., and Puerto Rico.