![]() ![]() Hundreds of thousands died because they could not seek refuge in other countries. Anne Frank’s father applied to immigrate to the U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt turned away a ship carrying 937 Jews trying to escape the Nazis because he feared they might be German infiltrators. Most have experienced trauma along the way to the United States, and very few take the opportunity for granted.īefore World War II, the U.S. Most immigrants with official refugee status have undergone careful screening to confirm they fled their homeland based on a legitimate fear for their safety or their family’s. Most would stay home if they could safely. They have fled war or persecution for their ethnicity, religion, politics or other personal characteristics. Refugees are not typical immigrants who come to the United States for an education, a new job or live closer to family. Cities that invite refugees will see their upfront investment repaid tenfold in greater economic activity within a few years, according to a dozen academic studies. military bases, offering cities a chance to recruit new Americans who will start more businesses, work longer hours and perform harder labor than any other group, native-born or otherwise.īusinesses needing reliable and loyal workers should be lining up at refugee-assistance centers, posting job openings and handing out business cards. Tens of thousands of Afghan refugees will soon land at U.S. Joshua Roberts, Stringer / Getty Images Show More Show Less ![]() State Department, between Sunday morning and Monday morning, 10,400 people were evacuated from Kabul on military flights and approximately 5,900 more people were evacuated on 61 coalition aircraft. ![]() Brett Coomer, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer Show More Show Less 4 of4Ī man sits on a bus at a processing center for refugees evacuated from Afghanistan at the Dulles Expo Center on Augin Chantilly, Virginia. The family arrived in Houston Sunday night. “Khan”, an Afghan Special Immigrant Visa holder, sits with his family as he settles into an apartment they are staying in after fleeing the Taliban in Afghanistan on Monday, Aug. Joshua Roberts, Stringer / Getty Images Show More Show Less 3 of4 Brett Coomer, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer Show More Show Less 2 of4Ī girl and boy wait to board a bus at a processing center for refugees evacuated from Afghanistan at the Dulles Expo Center on Augin Chantilly, Virginia. The 3-year old son of “Khan”, an Afghan ally, holds a pair of American flags after fleeing the Taliban in Afghanistan on Monday, Aug. ![]()
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