Mark Knoller · @markknoller
28th Sep 2012 from Twitlonger
Regional allocation of refugee admissions to the US authorized by Pres Obama for FY2013:
Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . .12,000
East Asia. . . . . . . . . . . .17,000
Europe and Central Asia. . . . . 2,000
Latin America/Caribbean. . . . . 5,000
Near East/South Asia . . . . . .31,000
Unallocated Reserve. . . . . . . 3,000
The 3,000 unallocated refugee numbers shall be allocated to regional ceilings, as needed. Upon