.DMiliband: The Afghan and Ukraine crises showed how the U.S. can rebuild its refugee system
Nicolo Filippo Rosso—Bloomberg/Getty ImagesDavid Miliband is the President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee. He is the author of the book
For example, the IRC’s humanitarian experience in over 40 countries has taught us that assistance works best when funding is directly provided to families in need. With Operation Allies Welcome, the Biden Administration is starting to provide modest cash assistance to Afghans who have moved into communities, rather than having resettlement agencies purchase items on their behalf—empowering Afghan families to tailor assistance to meet their own specific needs.
Operation Allies Welcome benefitted from overwhelming bipartisan support, with 37 governors from both sides of the political aisle ensuring the emergency resettlement of these Afghans would be a success. This same bipartisan support is on show for those fleeing the war in Ukraine.
The best way to provide a sure remedy so that Afghans can stay in the U.S. permanently is for Congress to pass a law to allow Afghans to apply to be permanent residents via an Afghan Adjustment Act. This would insure that we avoid the surreal idea of sending back people airlifted out of Afghanistan by the U.S. military gives, and absent an act of Congress, the Administration is limited to policy remedies that are short-term band-aids at best.
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