Since the start of the Syrian civil war in 2011, the United States has taken in 1,500 refugees
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U.S. To Accept 10,000 Syrian Refugees: White House
SANLIURFA, TURKEY - JUNE 17: Syrian refugees wait with their belongings to cross back to the Syrian border town of Tal Abyad from Turkey, at the border crossing in Akcakale, on June 17, 2015 in southeastern Turkey. Some hundreds of Syrian refugees are returning to Tal Abyad from Turkey a day after Kurdish People's Protection Units, or YPG fighters evicted Islamic State group fighters from the area. According to the UNHCR, the Kurdish advance caused the displacement of about 23,000 people who fled into Turkey from the fighting in the past two weeks. (Photo by Gokhan Sahin/Getty Images)