I hope those 10,000 Syrians feel safer. I know I sure as heck do.
US welcomes its 10,000th Syrian refugee ahead of schedule
By Allie Malloy, Elise Labott and Laura Koran, CNN
Updated 2:00 PM ET, Mon August 29, 2016
Washington (CNN)The Obama administration will reach its target Monday of resettling 10,000 Syrian refugees by October 1, National Security Adviser Susan Rice announced in a statement.
Rice said that the final Syrian refugee to hit this target would be arriving Monday afternoon, more than a month ahead of schedule.
"On behalf of the President and his Administration, I extend the warmest of welcomes to each and every one of our Syrian arrivals, as well as the many other refugees resettled this year from all over the world," Rice said.
Rice acknowledged that there was much more work to be done in the region but called the move a "meaningful step that we hope to build upon."
"While refugee admissions are only a small part of our broader humanitarian efforts in Syria and the region, the President understood the important message this decision would send, not just to the Syrian people but to the broader international community," Rice said.
The US ambassador to Jordan, Alice Wells, Sunday described the resettlement numbers as "a floor, not a ceiling." America had previously pledged to bring at least 10,000 individuals from the war-torn country during the current fiscal year, which ends next month.
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