The situation for religious minorities in the Middle East remains particularly desperate and many are losing hope. As a maelstrom of violence and religious persecution ravages this part of the world. we can and must lead. First. there is a desperate need for humanitarian aid for the displaced inside and outside established refugee camps. Second. the United States should provide adequate safety for the few remaining religious minority communities in Syria and Iraq. Third. we should ease the bureaucratic burdens which hold up immigration applications for religious minorities who wish to seek refuge in the United States. Today they are made to wait years due to our tedious refugee processing through the State Department and Department of Homeland Security. Religious leaders across ecumenical lines have come together and firmly stated their support for religious freedom. Pope Francis said in January. ". . .
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