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16 Apr, 4 tweets, 1 min read
Turning our back on the worst refugee crisis in modern history is a tragic mistake. This cruel policy is no more acceptable now than it was during the Trump Admin. Biden’s decision reverses his previous commitment & denies safe haven to refugee seekers who have been fully vetted.
To be clear: the asylum process at the southern border & the refugee process are completely separate immigration systems. Conflating the two constitutes caving to the politics of fear.
The refugees we're abandoning are translators who've risked their lives serving our military, Syrian kids who've lost their families to armed conflict, Rohingya & Uyghurs desperate to escape persecution, & democratic protestors in Burma & Hong Kong fleeing political retribution.
This issue is about more than numbers & caps—it’s about real human beings & American values.

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