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The International Rescue Committee called suspending refugee resettlement a “harmful and hasty” decision that would affect thousands of innocent people mostly women and children awaiting resettlement to the United States. “America canada goose outlet in vancouver has the strongest, most successful resettlement program in the world,” said David Miliband, head of the IRC. resettlement program makes it harder to get to the United States as a refugee than any other route.”

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