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The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) has confirmed through federal government sources that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has initiated, or soon will initiate, specific enforcement actions in major metropolitan areas prior to the November 2 Presidential election. The ICE initiative consists of a stepped up effort to arrest a number of non-citizens whose immigration paperwork is “out of status.” According to a recent press release from ADC, the organization opposes the idea that immigration sweeps are being portrayed as successes in the war on terror, as well as any selective enforcement initiative that is based solely on race, national origin or religion.
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Through the US Resettlement Program, the United States admitted 52,875 refugees representing more than 40 nationalities during fiscal year 2004. This represents more than an 85% increase over the number of refugees admitted in fiscal year 2003.
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