As Shutdown Looms over Immigration, Trump's Rejection of Refugees Could Have Global Domino Effect
As Senate Democrats say they'll vote against a government spending bill that fails to protect DACA recipients, setting up a potential government shutdown, we look at the worldwide refugee crisis. The United Nations Refugee Agency reports the number of displaced people worldwide has hit a record high, with more than 65 million people forcibly displaced from their homes. As the humanitarian crisis grows, the United States and many other nations are limiting immigration and closing their borders. During his first year in office, President Trump sought to ban all refugees and citizens of many majority-Muslim nations. When federal judges struck down multiple versions of the so-called Muslim travel bans, Trump then slashed the number of refugees who could be resettled in the United States this year, capping the number at 45,000-the lowest level in three decades. We speak with David Miliband, president of the International Rescue Committee, former British MP and author of the new book, "Rescue: Refugees and the Political Crisis of Our Time."