The US has announced plans to accept 100 thousand refugees in the year 2017 - that's 30 thousand more than its current limit.
Secretary of State John Kerry disclosed the decision during a visit to Berlin.
So far, the US has only accepted 15 hundred Syrian refugees, and the White House says that number could increase at least to 10 thousand next year.
But our Washington correspondent Simon Marks says Mr. Kerry's announcement does not automatically mean a dramatic rise in the number of Syrians heading to the US.
IN: "That headline number…."
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