Every year since 1980, the president of the United States has determined how many refugees will be accepted by the country the following year.

The average limit since then has been 94,000 refugees.

Next year, however, the limit will likely be far less. In fact, it could be the lowest level in US history.

The Trump administration wants to make the 2018 limit less than 50,000, according to The New York Times. Some people within the administration want to set the limit as low as 15,000, while others have suggested a level of 40,000.

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This comes after the Trump administration reduced the Obama-era level of 110,000 for 2017 to 50,000, and after a series of executive orders aimed at restricting refugee and immigrant flows into the country, especially from several Muslim-majority countries.

It also comes amid the largest refugee crisis in recorded history, with an estimated 65.6 million people seeking refuge either domestically or internationally throughout the world.

And it’s part of the administration’s broader effort to restrict the flow of people into the country. Last week, President Trump ended the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA), potentially exposing around 800,000 people to deportation who had been given promises of protection.

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Congress ultimately weighs in on the limit, but the president has wide latitude in determining the final number.

The Trump administration wants to cut the number of refugees entering the country for security, financial, and bureaucratic reasons, according to The New York Times.

The Department of Homeland Security is in the process of strengthening its vetting protocols for refugees and is updating procedures with other countries, many of whom are unable to adequately cooperate due to governmental strife.

The administration also claims that refugees can be more effectively helped by spending money abroad, rather than spending money to bring them into the country, according to the report.

Further, there is a large backlog of asylum seekers within the country that the administration wants to work through before giving priority to newcomers.

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Critics of the move told the Times that these are all insufficient motives and that the administration is driven by a desire to reshape the identity of the country, from one that is open to immigrants and refugees to one that is hostile to them.

“It’s not an exaggeration to say the very existence of refugee resettlement as a core aspect of the American story, and America’s role as a global leader in this area, is at stake,” David Miliband, president of the International Rescue Committee, told The New York Times.  

Groups that help to resettle and assimilate refugees within the US are pushing the administration to accept 75,000 refugees next year.