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For Immediate Release
Contact: Dan Gordon , 617-651-0841
Sept. 8, 2021

**'Support for Afghan Refugees Crosses the Political Divides'**

**WASHINGTON D.C. - **Bipartisan support for resettling Afghan allies
and refugees is promising but comes with the danger of a "nativist
backlash," as an editorial in today's Boston Globe highlights.

"Stories of Americans embracing Afghan refugees have been heartwarming.
The risk of a nativist backlash is all too real - but so is the
opportunity for this country to rekindle its historic role as a beacon
of hope for oppressed groups," the Globe editorial board writes. " ...
At least at the moment, support for Afghan refugees crosses the
political divides that so often paralyze this country, despite a few
outliers. At a time of deep polarization, that's a hopeful sign.

" 'If we can welcome Afghan refugees across political lines and at the
local and national level, we go a long way to strengthening our
democracy,' " said

**Ali Noorani, President and CEO of the National Immigration Forum**, as
quoted in the editorial. " ' ... If nativist forces are successful in
weaponizing this crisis, the likelihood of political violence, much less
upheaval, increases every day.' "

The full editorial is available here
.
Noorani is available for interview; please contact Dan Gordon
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