We all got to celebrate World Refugee Day on Wednesday, although the best news for U.S. policy toward refugees may have actually come a day earlier.
Two senators — Arizona Republican John McCain and Delaware Democrat Chris Coons — sent a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday indicating strong opposition to the nomination of Ron Mortensen, a Utahn, to lead the State Department’s refugee programs.
“We are deeply concerned about the possibility of a virulent opponent of immigration serving as the United States’ senior diplomat for migration and refugee policies,” they wrote.