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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: US To Accept 100,000 Refugees In 2017 [Watch (HLS stream): US To Accept 100,000 Refugees In 2017](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/j0QvJfeo.m3u8) (1:20)  _Published 2015-09-20. 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But even in the next fiscal year, Kerry wants to up the current cap of 70, 000 to [ INAUDIBLE ] 85, 000. Kerry made the announcement while in Germany which is currently dealing with a refugee crisis of its own, but to be clear the 100, 000 figure would be total refugees from around the world, not just Syria. The President has directed his team to consider how we can further scale up Our response. The White House has already pledged to increase the number of Syrian refugees to 10, 000 over the next year. That's still a fraction of the hundreds of thousands of refugees Germany has accepted. Yet, it's enough to draw criticism from some who say it could be a national security threat. It would be highly irresponsible to start bringing them in- When they could be potential terrorists and provide a sort of jihadist pipeline into the United States. But others in the Republican Party, including national security buff John McCain, support more action to solve the crisis. 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