Biden administration waives fees for Afghan refugees
The White House has encouraged tens of thousands of refugees from Afghanistan to come here and live here indefinitely.
President Joe Biden continues to throw the door open to let in more refugees from Afghanistan after the botched pull-out from the Middle Eastern country.
“The Biden administration is planning to waive immigration-related fees for up to 70,000 Afghan evacuees as they are resettled in the United States, the Department of Homeland Security said Monday,” CNN reported.
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“The administration will now exempt Afghan evacuees -- many of whom arrived in the United States with little to nothing -- from paying costly application fees to get authorization to work or apply for lawful permanent residence,” CNN reported.
The move drew praise from a refugee advocacy group.
"Most of the families we're serving have no nest egg to draw from, and every expense is a source of stress and anxiety,” Krish O'Mara Vignarajah of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service said.
The lack of money raises questions about the cost to taxpayers to move thousands of refugees here who apparently are poor. It raises the possibility that many will stay on welfare for years.
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