President Obama has made an official declaration to authorize the admission of up to 70,000 refugees to the United States during Fiscal Year 2013, when justified by humanitarian concerns or otherwise in the national interest. According to the published memorandum, this total number shall be allocated among refugees of special humanitarian concern to the U.S. in accordance with specified regional allocations.

Africa: 12,000
East Asia: 17,000
Europe and Central Asia: 2,000
Latin America/Caribbean: 5,000
Near East/South Asia: 31,000

An additional 3,000 refugee numbers have been unallocated and shall be allocated to regional limits, as needed.