Synopsis The Trump administration is reportedly considering a major overhaul of the US refugee system that could favor White immigrants, restricting entry to English speakers, Europeans, and White South Africans, according to The New York Times. Experts warn this echoes discredited policies from the 1920s, when the US imposed quotas limiting immigration from Eastern and Southern Europe while favoring “Nordic” groups. The New York Times recently reported that the Trump administration is “considering a radical overhaul” of the refugee system in the US that would, in the publication’s estimation, “favor White people” by restricting immigration to English speakers, Europeans and...