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U.S. Resettles Fewer Refugees, Even as Global Number of Displaced People Grows

Appendix A: References

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Connor, Phillip. 2016. “Number of Refugees to Europe Surges to Record 1.3 Million in 2015.” Washington, D.C.: Pew Research Center, August.

Connor, Phillip. 2016. “U.S. admits record number of Muslim refugees in 2016.” Washington, D.C.: Pew Research Center, October.

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