Refugees coming to the USA through the program are the most thoroughly vetted immigrants in the world. It typically takes years to complete the process.
- They are the most desperate of the desperate.
- They are frequently in their circumstances because of geopolitical decisions made by the USA.
- These immigrants must learn English and secure a job within a short period of time.
- The crime rate is lower among refugees than for the native population and they constitute some of the hardest workers in our economy.
This is the epitome of vetted legal immigration. This administration’s policy is not about keeping out “illegals.” The true motive is transparent.
“The UN estimates there are around 26 million refugees worldwide, many of whom are victims of torture or women and girls fleeing persecution or violence. Others may be victims of the war in Syria, where the withdrawal of US troops has generated chaos and further devastation. Barely half a percent of the 26 million will be resettled at all, and even then only after a process of intensive screening from admitting states, noted Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, in a statement released yesterday. “At a time of record forced displacement in the world, lower admissions constrain UNHCR’s ability to deliver on its refugee protection mandate and diminish our humanitarian negotiating power at the global level,” he added.”