WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey issued the following press release:
Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representative Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) today, on International Migrants Day, reintroduced the Guaranteed Refugee Admission Ceiling Enhancement (GRACE) Act, legislation that would ensure a U.S. President cannot set a Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions-the annual refugee admissions goal-below 125,000 refugees. As the Trump administration's ramps up its racist and xenophobic attacks on refugees, this legislation would seek to reestablish the United States' commitment to welcoming refugees. Protecting those fleeing persecution is a fundamental American value. The GRACE Act takes a necessary step toward upholding thi...