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"WASHINGTON — The number of Iraqi refugees admitted to the United States rose slightly for the second month in a row, although the Bush administration still will struggle to meet its target of 12,000 by the end of September.
The State Department said Saturday that 444 Iraqi refugees entered the country in February. That puts total admissions for the current budget year, which began Oct. 1, at 1,876 and leaves the administration seven months to admit 10,124 to reach its goal.
"This is a modest improvement, but still well short of where we expect to be a few months from now," said James Foley, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's point man on the issue.
The total was 375 in January and 245 in December. It is far below the monthly average of 1,000 needed for the entire budget year, from October 2007 until Sept. 30.
The small increased in January and February ended three straight months of declines. The administration has now admitted 268 more Iraqis this budget year than it did in the entire previous one.
Yet, it must now average 1,446 per month until the end of September if it is to hit the 12,000 mark."
US Admitting More Iraqi Refugees | ajc.com
The State Department said Saturday that 444 Iraqi refugees entered the country in February. That puts total admissions for the current budget year, which began Oct. 1, at 1,876 and leaves the administration seven months to admit 10,124 to reach its goal.
"This is a modest improvement, but still well short of where we expect to be a few months from now," said James Foley, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's point man on the issue.
The total was 375 in January and 245 in December. It is far below the monthly average of 1,000 needed for the entire budget year, from October 2007 until Sept. 30.
The small increased in January and February ended three straight months of declines. The administration has now admitted 268 more Iraqis this budget year than it did in the entire previous one.
Yet, it must now average 1,446 per month until the end of September if it is to hit the 12,000 mark."
US Admitting More Iraqi Refugees | ajc.com