Connolly Reintroduces Lady Liberty Act to Increase U.S. Refugee Admissions
June 21, 2023
June 21, 2023
WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news on June 20, 2023:
Today, on World Refugee Day, Representative Gerry Connolly (D-VA), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and former Executive Director of the US Committee for Refugees, reintroduced the Lady Liberty Act to require the President to set a goal of admitting no less than 125,000 refugees annually.
"No one chooses to be a refugee," . . .
Today, on World Refugee Day, Representative Gerry Connolly (D-VA), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and former Executive Director of the US Committee for Refugees, reintroduced the Lady Liberty Act to require the President to set a goal of admitting no less than 125,000 refugees annually.
"No one chooses to be a refugee," . . .