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dalton99a

(81,455 posts)
Sat Aug 21, 2021, 11:33 AM Aug 2021

73,628 Afghans were admitted to the U.S. as of March 31

As of March 31, the latest data available, 20,829 Afghans, plus 52,799 family members, had received special immigrant visas since 2014 under a separate program created by Congress for those who could face reprisals for their work with U.S. troops.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/21/us/refugees-history-afghanistan.html

It's not like all the translators are still stuck over there.
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73,628 Afghans were admitted to the U.S. as of March 31 (Original Post) dalton99a Aug 2021 OP
Well that ought to piss Steven Miller off. Under The Radar Aug 2021 #1
There is currently a large population of Afghans in Fremont Calif. dalton99a Aug 2021 #3
How many were admitted last year or the year before under trump? tulipsandroses Aug 2021 #2
Very few or none. Texaswitchy Aug 2021 #4

Under The Radar

(3,401 posts)
1. Well that ought to piss Steven Miller off.
Sat Aug 21, 2021, 11:39 AM
Aug 2021

And if they are translators that speak English, they can Assimilate into this country pretty smoothly.

dalton99a

(81,455 posts)
3. There is currently a large population of Afghans in Fremont Calif.
Sat Aug 21, 2021, 11:42 AM
Aug 2021

The total is at least 100,000 in the East Bay

tulipsandroses

(5,123 posts)
2. How many were admitted last year or the year before under trump?
Sat Aug 21, 2021, 11:41 AM
Aug 2021

Trump started the troop withdrawal. How many Afghans were admitted after he started it?

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