U.S. set to let in 10,000 more Syrians

(ANSA) - Rome, September 10 - 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.