Since then, United States Special Operations forces have trained Christian self-defense militias that operate under Iraqi government authority. And last year, Secretary of State John Kerry recognized Iraqi Yazidis, Shiites and Christians as victims of genocide. Last year, 44 percent of admitted refugees overall happened to be Christians; at that rate, we could have expected to admit 48,000 this year. That will actually make it harder for the United States to promote the rights of the hundreds of thousands of Christians and other minorities who want to stay in their homelands. Anyone with an ounce of compassion or common sense will urge the president to revoke his order or Congress to repeal it.

Source: New York Times February 06, 2017 00:38 UTC