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The US must welcome refugees!
Congress must act quickly to ensure immediate relief — and long term protection — for Ukrainian refugees and other global refugees!
Why is this important?
Over 3 million people have fled Ukraine in the month since Russia invaded, and experts estimate that number could double in the coming months.[1]
So far, European nations have responded quickly to shelter the refugee population, but the US may soon need to welcome Ukrainians fleeing war. The US isn’t ready.
That’s because Trump’s actions lowering the number of refugees the US accepts to the lowest level in history are still in place.
Congress must act now so that the US is ready to welcome refugees fleeing danger in Ukraine — and all other parts of the world. Short term, that means designating specific refugee slots for Ukrainians. Long term, it means creating a humane immigration system by increasing the refugee cap, investing in resettlement programs, and demilitarizing the immigration system by defunding ICE and the border patrol.
Congress must reverse the US’s history of hostility to refugees!
So far, European nations have responded quickly to shelter the refugee population, but the US may soon need to welcome Ukrainians fleeing war. The US isn’t ready.
That’s because Trump’s actions lowering the number of refugees the US accepts to the lowest level in history are still in place.
Congress must act now so that the US is ready to welcome refugees fleeing danger in Ukraine — and all other parts of the world. Short term, that means designating specific refugee slots for Ukrainians. Long term, it means creating a humane immigration system by increasing the refugee cap, investing in resettlement programs, and demilitarizing the immigration system by defunding ICE and the border patrol.
Congress must reverse the US’s history of hostility to refugees!