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The Majority of Refugees Admitted into the U.S. Under President Trump are Christians

Veronica Neffinger : Jan 4, 2018
Christianheadlines.com

"The shift follows complaints by Christian groups that the Obama administration had overwhelmingly favored Muslims and ignored the plight of Christians, especially in Muslim nations." -Nayla Rush, Center for Immigration Studies Senior Researcher

(Washington, DC)— [Christianheadlines.com] Over the past year under the Trump administration, the majority of refugees admitted into the U.S. have been Christian. (Photo: "Ankawa 2" Christian refugee camp in Erbil, Iraq, May 2015/credit: Pierre Bienaimé/via Muftah.org)

This is a reversal of the religion of refugees who were admitted into the U.S. under President Obama. Under Obama, the majority of refugees were Muslim, but under Trump, 60 percent are Christian, reports the Washington Examiner.

Additionally, only 13 percent of refugees admitted into the U.S. this past year have been Muslim, making the...

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