Here's the latest round-up of what we've been reading and watching this week, from the news and around the web:

In today’s New York Times, Admiral Mike Mullen (ret.), and Human Rights First board member, writes that the administration’s historically low refugee cap is a strategic mistake. “Support for refugees creates another form of currency for the United States…this accounts for American greatness. We sacrifice it at our peril.”  

Earlier this week at the U.S. Air Force Academy Preparatory School, five black students found, “Go Home,” followed by a racial slur written on message boards outside their rooms. In response, Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Jay Silveria, delivered a clear message to all four thousand cadets that racism has no place at the Academy or the U.S. at large. "If you're outraged by those words, then you're in the right place,” the general told the group. “If you can't treat someone with dignity and respect, then get out."

It’s been a busy few days for those fighting to keep America a welcoming country. Our friends at HIAS put together a recap of this week’s developments and what they mean for refugees.

In Zaatari, the world’s largest Syrian refugee camp in Jordan, brave female reporters are covering the latest news for refugees in The Road magazine. “We decided to call it The Road because that is exactly what this camp has been to all them,” says Hada, one of the journalists. “They’re all on the same road home—regardless of how permanent the situation may seem.”

Refugee Spotlight of the Week: Neither the Syrian war nor severe restrictions in Lebanon could keep Dr. Ibrahim al-Masri, a Syrian refugee, from his work.  Along with two other Syrian doctors, he set up a refugee clinic where they have treated more than three hundred thousand patients.