Hi,

Right now Afghanistan is facing a humanitarian crisis -- and the solutions
must be humanitarian as well. Here's how you can help.

Donald Trump slashed the number of refugee visas approved from Afghanistan
and other countries, as part of his wider attacks on people from Muslim
countries.^1 As a result, it became harder for people to seek refuge in
the United States. Rep. Pramila Jayapal and the Congressional Progressive
Congress are urging our government to act immediately to help refugees,
and we need to amplify their call.^2

[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition: President and Congress to step up and make it
easier and faster to bring refugees from Afghanistan to safety!

ADD YOUR NAME

President Biden was right to follow the will of the American people and
bring U.S. troops home from Afghanistan, rather than commit to decades
more endless war.^3 

The Taliban didn't just suddenly come back to power out of nowhere -- they
had been making steady gains for many years, and already controlled huge
swaths of the country well before President Biden brought U.S. troops
home.

Some Republicans are demanding President Biden send more U.S. combat
forces back to Afghanistan to take on the Taliban. But that's a recipe for
more war and more suffering. The priority right now must be to address the
humanitarian crisis and save lives.

But thanks to Trump, the refugee visa and resettlement process became
slower, and stricter. The number of refugees from Afghanistan had already
fallen by 60% within two years of Trump's inauguration.^4 President Biden
has begun to reverse this trend -- now is the time to do even more to help
refugees and reverse Trump’s policies.

The President and Congress need to roll back Trump's anti-immigrant,
anti-Muslim policies. We need more visas for refugees, and more support to
resettle them and their families safely here in the United States and in
allied countries. There's no time to lose. Congress must step up right now
and make it easier -- not harder -- for refugees to find asylum.

[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition: Tell the President and Congress to help Afghan
refugees now!

Thanks for taking action,

Tihi and the team at Demand Progress

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Sources:
1. New York Times, "Refugees Who Assisted the U.S. Military Find the Door
to America Slammed Shut," [ [link removed] ]October 18, 2020.
2. Congressional Progressive Caucus statement, [ [link removed] ]August 17, 2021.
3. Chicago Council on Global Affairs, "US Public Supports Withdrawal From
Afghanistan," [ [link removed] ]August 9, 2021.
4. NPR, "Trump Administration Has Drastically Dropped Visas For Afghan And
Iraqi Interpreters," [ [link removed] ]May 1, 2019.
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