Headline Roundup • December 4th, 2017
US Withdraws from UN Compact on Migration
Summary from the AllSides News Team
The Trump administration has withdrawn from the United Nations Global Compact on Migration, which protects the rights of migrants and provides resources for education, jobs and resettlement. "In this case, we simply cannot in good faith support a process that could undermine the sovereign right of the United States to enforce our immigration laws and secure our borders," said Rex Tillerson.
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