The Hill
By Mark Hensch
September 24, 2015
A coalition of 18 mayors is urging President Obama to let more refugees come to the United States.
The
group sent Obama a letter on Thursday stating their collective
commitment to sheltering civilians displaced from Syria and other war
zones, according to
The Huffington Post.
“As
the mayors of cities across the country, we see first-hand the myriad
ways in which immigrants and refugees make our communities stronger
economically,
socially and culturally,” they said in the message.
“We
will welcome the Syrian families to make homes and new lives in our
cities,” the mayors wrote. “Indeed, we are writing to say that we stand
ready to work
with your administration to do much more and increase still further the
number of Syrian refugees the United States will accept for
resettlement.”
“The
United States is in a position to lead a global narrative of inclusion
and support,” the coalition added. “This is a challenge we can meet, and
the undersigned
mayors stand ready to help you meet it.”
The
mayors who signed the letter include New York Mayor Bill de Blasio (D),
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (D) and Baltimore Mayor Stephanie
Rawlings-Blake (D),
according to The Huffington Post.
All of the mayors on the letter are part of the Cities United for Immigration Reform coalition.
The
Obama administration pledged Sunday to accept as many as 85,000
refugees during the next fiscal year. Secretary of State John Kerry said
that number would
rise to 100,000 people the following year.
Critics have warned against accepting more refugees into the U.S., arguing it increases the risk of terrorism.
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