The White House said Thursday
President Barack Obama has told advisers he wants to let 10,000
Syrian refugees into the US in the coming budget year.
The US has accepted only about 1,500 Syrians since civil
war broke out more than four years ago.
White House spokesman Josh Earnest said about $4 billion
the administration has provided to relief agencies and others is
the most effective way to help meet the humanitarian crisis in
Europe.
Tens of thousands of people from the Middle East and other
war-torn countries are seeking safe haven across Europe.
But Earnest said Obama had decided that admitting more
Syrian refugees would help boost the U.S. response.
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