The limit on the number of refugees entering the U.S. this year has been reached mdash; kind of.The Trump administration set a cap of 50,000 refugees entering the U.S., a number that was hit ton Wednesday. This comes at a time when the number of displaced people worldwide has r <a href=https://www.stanley-cup.fr>stanley mug</a> ecently hit an historical high of 65.5 million, according to a recent report by the UN. The astonishing numbers mean that 20 people were forced to flee their homes every minute in 2016. We reached the 50,000 cap on refugee admissions on July 12, said a State Department spokesperson. The department allowed all refugees scheduled to travel to the U.S. until this date to come. But there is a catch: refugees can still enter the U.S. if they can prove close familial relationships to people that are already in the country. This new exemption is the result of a Supreme Court ruling in late June on Trump s travel ban executive order. <a href=https://www.stanleycups.ro>stanley cupe</a> <a href=https://www.stanleymugs.us>stanley mugs</a> Limited Trump travel ban takes effect 02:13 Beginning July 13, only those individuals who have a credible claim to a bona fide relationship with a person or entity in the United States will be eligible for admission through the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program, explained the State Department. A bona fide relationship includes a parent, child, spouse or a Mumr How Dumb Are We
The saga of Barack Obama s proposed speech at Berlin s Brandenburg Gate rages on today. Dare we call it Brandenburg Gate-gate A quick recap: As we discussed Wednesday <a href=https://www.stanley-quencher.us>stanley mugs</a> , Obama is expected to stop in Berlin during his foreign trip later this month. The Berlin Senate was reportedly approached about the propsect of the presumptive Democratic nominee speaking at the historic <a href=https://www.stanleycup.com.se>stanley vattenflaska</a> landmark ndash; where, in 1987, Ronald Reagan asked Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down this wall. Through a spokesman, German Chancellor Angela Merkel initially expressed significant skepticism over the prospect, questioning whether it is appropriate to bring an election campaign being fought not in Germany but in the United States to the Brandenburg Gate. But the chancellor now seems to be softening her position. The Associated Press reports tha <a href=https://www.cup-stanley.es>stanley botella</a> t a Merkel spokesman now says we are confident that we will reach a mutual and good solution which does justice to the interests of all involved. Most Berlin city officials reportedly support the prospect of an Obama speech at the Gate.In related news, Ben Smith over at the Politico notes that the Bush adminstration s opposition to an Obama speech at the Brandenburg Gate comes across as more heated mdash; and more overt mdash; than previously reported in the German press. A few German-speaking readers helped Smith unearth reports like one in the tabloid Bild quoting Deputy Treasury Secretary Robert Kim