TRUMP SUPPORTERS SEEK TO UPTURN BIDEN”S AFGHANISTAN REFUGEE PROGRAMME
The GOP are working against President Biden’s plan to take Afghanistan refugees into the United States
In media appearances, position papers and meetings with GOP lawmakers, Trump officials are crafting a narrative that hinges on the anti-immigrant sentiment that defined former Trump's rise and overall discontent with Biden's withdrawal from Afghanistan.
A position paper published this week by the right-leaning nonprofit Center for Renewing America, which is led by Trump's former budget chief Russ Vought, fans the flames of xenophobic rhetoric, claiming that Afghan culture is incompatible with the United States.
Trump adviser Stephen Miller urged constituents on Wednesday to ask their representatives "to stand with [Indiana Rep.] Jim Banks in the fight against Biden’s plan to authorize mass migration from Afghanistan.
With these, Some Republicans have also called for the U.S. to resettle Afghan allies in other countries and conduct security screenings of those who come to the United States.
Their calls have puts them at odds with Christian evangelicals who make up a major GOP constituency and seek to welcome Afghans, Farah noted.
In its evacuations, the U.S. has prioritized Afghans who assisted the U.S. or NATO in its mission in Afghanistan. Others may hold visas or have applied for them. Journalists and human rights workers are also in the mix.
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