The United States is expanding efforts to help refugees fleeing Ukraine after Russia invaded.
that have taken in most of the people fleeing Russian forces. It’s a modest number relative to the need, with an estimated 3.6 million refugees and millions more displaced within Ukraine. It’s also modest by historical standards, far less than the number who came from Southeast Asia decades ago.
The White House has said for weeks that the U.S. would welcome Ukrainian refugees at some point, so the announcement wasn't a surprise. Officials have said, and continue to maintain, that most of the refugees want to remain in Europe because they have family there and can more easily return home once it's safe.Among the first Ukrainians refugee coming to the U.S. will be those who have family already in the United States, Biden said at a news conference.U.S.
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