Ukrainian refugees. The US blocks the borders and accepts only 7. Some have been detained by the police and immigration. A spokesperson for the US State Department praises Europeans. Praise be to …
For the UN: “Ukrainian displaced people are already 10 million” and 40% of the refugees are under 18 years old.
The Warsaw border police in a tweet said that almost 2 million Ukrainian refugees have entered Polish territory since the beginning of the war. Romania has welcomed more than 490,000, Moldova more than 350,000, Hungary more than 282,000, Slovakia 228,000 and even Italy, far from the conflict, has welcomed more than 17,000. The US secretary of state Antony Blinken said “the numbers are staggering. This is the largest refugee crisis in Europe since World War II.“. Thousands of European families have said they are willing to welcome Ukrainian refugees and many are already doing so.
But many have wondered, given the exodus and widespread reception in Europe, how many Ukrainians has welcomed the US, the super power that guides NATO strategies which for the Russians are the main cause of the invasion? The same question has been asked by several US journalists, given Biden’s appeal to welcome those fleeing Russian aggression “with open arms”.
The United States, as of March 19, has only accepted 7. It is made public by an accurate report by journalist Stephen M. Lepore in the popular British newspaper DailyMail. Many Ukrainians apply to be reunited with families already present in the United States but they are pushed back at the border. DailyMail shows several photos of Ukrainian applicants on the border with the US and tells of various cases of pushbacks. Some were detained by law enforcement and immigration forces. Reuters agency confirmed the figure a DailyMail after seeing the numbers from the US State Department, but the US government has not yet confirmed the figure or how many refugees have applied for asylum.
The reason for the non-existent reception in the US is explained in a press conference by the press secretary of the White House Jen Psaki, questioned by reporters: “We are still enforcing our immigration laws at the border, “he said,” when the president says he would take in refugees, he obviously would, but they have to apply through refugee programs. “
A strong limitation is also determined by the protocols adopted with the Coronavirus and the obstacles that the US puts to the classic pressure of Hispanic immigrants on the border with Mexico.
For now there are no exceptions, despite the war. The refugee resettlement process begins with obtaining a referral from the United States Refugee Admission Program (USRAP) but there is also a separate program with an asylum application process. Days ago, Homeland Security Secretary Alexander Mayorkas explained that the US is considering a plan to speed up Ukrainian applications. But for now the US is not Europe. Since October last year, 1,300 Ukrainians have been presented at the southern (Mexico) border of the US. US data also shows that 514 Ukrainian refugees arrived in January and February, in the months immediately preceding the war, and were admitted.
Journalists from Tijuana in Mexico telling of dozens of Ukrainian and Russian families gathered outside the southern border of the United States. Meanwhile, Ukraine Take Shelter, a site started by two teenage Harvard students, has started trying to identify families willing to welcome Ukrainian refugees.
To the journalist of the DailyMail he answered a spokesman for the US State Department: “We commend our European allies and partners for keeping their borders open to Ukrainian citizens and others fleeing Ukraine in search of international protection… we know that the EU is working to gather support for refugees and internally displaced persons within Ukraine. “
Praise be to Christ, always be praised. Amen
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