The shameful US response to the Syrian refugee crisis, by the numbers

There are over 4 million refugees from the Syrian civil war so far.

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For much more on the refugee crisis: http://www.vox.com/2015/9/5/9265501/refugee-crisis-europe-syria
And why people are fleeing Syria in the first place: http://www.vox.com/2015/9/4/9261971/syria-refugee-war

Data sources:
http://data.unhcr.org/syrianrefugees/regional.php
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/05/us/many-obstacles-are-seen-to-us-taking-in-large-number-of-syrian-refugees.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=a-lede-package-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news
http://www.rescue.org/blog/us-commitment-accept-8000-syrian-refugees-not-enough-says-irc

The Huffington Post's interview with Secretary of State John Kerry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKSVNertfKg

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