Washington Free Beacon: Clinton Silent as Number of Worldwide Refugees Reaches Record Level - America Rising PAC

Washington Free Beacon: Clinton Silent as Number of Worldwide Refugees Reaches Record Level

“The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said in a report last week that there were 59.5 million people who were forcibly displaced at the end of 2014, the largest number ever recorded. More than half of the displaced persons were children. Refugee levels spiked in the Middle East, Europe, and sub-Saharan Africa, all […]

June 23, 2015

“The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said in a report last week that there were 59.5 million people who were forcibly displaced at the end of 2014, the largest number ever recorded. More than half of the displaced persons were children. Refugee levels spiked in the Middle East, Europe, and sub-Saharan Africa, all regions where Clinton’s policies faced criticism during her tenure as secretary of state.

America Rising PAC, a GOP opposition research firm, pointed out that Clinton—the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination for president—did not make a statement on World Refugee Day, this past Saturday.

‘Secretary Clinton’s silence on World Refugee Day was extremely telling,’ Colin Reed, executive director of America Rising, said in a statement to the Washington Free Beacon. ‘Under her failed leadership at the State Department, the world became less stable and more dangerous, and her policies led to the global unrest that has contributed to the number of refugees reaching record levels.'”

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