Giving Compass' Take:

· After reports that the Trump administration is planning to cut the number of refugees admitted into the U.S. by 45% in 2019, a number of military officials have expressed their concern regarding the harm to national security.

· What is the best way to support and empower refugees? How do refugees contribute to society? Why is it important for the U.S. to welcome refugees? 

· Against common thought, refugees could be the key to genuine national security.

US military officials worry that sharp cuts to the number of refugees resettled in the country will hurt national security.

In an exclusive report Monday, Reuters cited unnamed officials who said that the concerns stem from the low numbers of Iraqi refugees whose applications were processed this fiscal year — just 48 as of mid-August — and the fear that people in volatile regions won’t work with US forces on the ground if they don’t see a commitment to resettlement.

The Iraqis who have been resettled are among about 18,000 refugees admitted since October 2017, far below the 45,000 cap for the fiscal year, which ends next month, and the lowest since the Refugee Resettlement Program began in 1980.

The trend appears likely to continue.

Earlier this month, the New York Times reported that President Donald Trump’s administration may lower the cap on refugees admitted in 2019 to 25,000, a drop of about 45%.

Read the full article about resettled refugees by Salem Solomon at Global Citizen.