Catholic Democrats are invoking the pope's moral authority as they make the case for the United States to resettle more refugees from Syria and elsewhere.
The lawmakers are leveraging the pontiff's upcoming visit to call for the United States to do more amid a growing migration crisis that has overwhelmed the Middle East and Europe. The White House said Sept. 10 it would seek to admit 10,000 Syrian refugees next fiscal year, up from 1,293 this year, while increasing the total number of refugees beyond the current 70,000 per year.
