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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums73,628 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
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Under The Radar
(3,401 posts)1. Well that ought to piss Steven Miller off.
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.
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?
Trump started the troop withdrawal. How many Afghans were admitted after he started it?
Texaswitchy
(2,962 posts)4. Very few or none.
They are the wrong color.