COMMENTARY: The Biden administration has moved quickly to respond to the Ukrainian refugee crisis, writes Elizabeth Sweet. Unfortunately, it's the exception not the norm for the U.S., particularly in non-white, non-Christian, non-European countries.
, Haiti’s president, in early July and a massive earthquake that killed 2,200 and injured 12,000 on August 14.its final declaration of TPS for Haitians on August 3, 2021 . This gave refugees little time to arrive in the U.S. after Moïse’s assassination, and did not apply to any that sought safety after the earthquake. Haitian refugees, however, continued to pursue safety. Many traveled through Mexico to seek entrance at the American border.
Families with children live in tents the Movimiento Juventud 2000 shelter with refugee migrants from Central and South American countries including Honduras and Haiti seeking asylum in the United States, as Title 42 and Remain In Mexico border restrictions continue, in Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico on April 9, 2022.
under-resourced and overworked. Many organizations dedicated to refugee resettlement shrunk as a result of Trump-era policies, so even if President Biden seeks to accept more refugees, the infrastructure to aid them once they’re here is broken. The system must be reinforced and protected from the whims of a single administration.
Afghan refugees in the U.S. a path to permanent residency. The Afghan Adjustment Act would help address the massive backlog of Special Immigrant Visa and asylum applications, and prove more effective and humane than another temporary extension.end the use of Title 42
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