As Biden winds down Afghanistan, a refugee backlash looms at home

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The White House is trying to work quickly to stave off criticism from more state and local officials over the resettlement of Afghan refugees.

Evacuees from Afghanistan board a Boeing 777 before departing Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, on Aug. 28, 2021. | Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Claire DuBois/U.S. Navy via APPresident Joe Biden has faced a torrent of criticism for abandoning Afghan partners as their country fell to the Taliban. Now, there is also a looming political controversy over the thousands of Afghans Biden will end up resettling over here.

“We have to make sure that the people that enter into our country want to support our country, not want to attack our country,” Rosendale said in an interview. He said he plans to urge fellow Republican Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte to reject refugees housed in his state without proof of vetting. Administration officials say they have been working behind the scenes to brief local and state leaders on how extensively refugees are vetted before they step foot on American soil. Refugee organizations, which are working with the administration, are doing the same in communities. And both are conducting media outreach to try and dispel myths on the resettlement process.

Officials at organizations working with Afghans say some of the refugees already had started the process of securing a visa and were close to being vetted. The background check generally takes 12 to 24 months. Administration officials believe about 80,000 Afghans are eligible to come to the U.S. But the prospect of them coming has sparked a wave of preemptive criticism from certain quarters of conservative circles. Steve Cortes, a former Trump adviser,of a planeload of refugees leaving Afghanistan with the words, “Raise your hand if you want this plane landing in your town? America paid unimaginable costs in Afghanistan because of uniparty globalists who dominated the Bush & Obama administrations.

 

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Things that aren't happening for $100, Alex.

Oh so now they saved too many. I thought they werent saving enough

A 'backlash' you're trying to manufacture, we know.

Too many? Not enough? Depends on the day.

I literally do not know one person who is upset about Afghan refugees. “Backlash?” is a fraud.

Here’s a news flash - we took their educated class. Doctors, lawyers, engineers and most are bilingual. Even better, most Afghans with money sent it to foreign banks. Do you remember all of the Iranians we took in after the Shah fell? It’s like that. Some help needed.

what a garbage headline. the philly community has come together like nothing I’ve seen to get supplies for these refugees. stop fueling baseless hatred.

Remember this? Didn’t think so.

Here go! End the war, get everyone out but now, refugees? C’mon. What do you all want

Is now the new national inquiry ? I think so

Your agenda is showing truly pathetic - doing the bidding of your rich owners is not journalism

Remember, trump let people burn to death in their cars in California because they didn't vote for him.

Nasty of politico. We welcome those that supported our military. STOP

Translation: Politico is a pandering racist rag.

Biden is not winding down anything. He has condemned millions of Afghan women to slavery, conveniently forgetting all his speeches about human rights and empathy.

Really? Looks like CNN Fox Lite, Politico, etc., are using TFG’s playbook. Again.

Lol

WOW, politico. I read a Foxy company took over. NOW, UNFOLLOW! We hv enough BS, lying media on here. I suggest you do better, or it won’t last. Watch that misinformation too.

Politico has become so poorly written and vetted.

Why does Politico hate the USA?

right-wingers: 'why isn't the biden administration doing more to help afghan refugees' [biden administration resettles afghan refugees in the u.s.] right-wingers: 'no not like that'

Anyone opposed to vetted Afghan refugees from a war we started is a white nationalist — not to mention a proponent of permanent occupation.

America The country that causes more crisis around the world than most others,yet refuses to take responsibility for their actions and calls the victims of their foreign policies ' terrorists ' Fuck America

PolitiGOP is absolute far right garbage

You’ve become tiresome

Germany took in 2 million refugees. I think the US can deal with 100k

Sowing divisiveness? You're sinking lower and lower and your relevance is waning. POTUS is not only doing a great job as our President, but he is also doing the yeoman's work of cleaning up after the former, pretend president trump. Do better or get out of the business!

Predicting your own narrative to come.

Total bs. Go away.

Apparently the only way to the win the 'Withdraw from forever war lost a long time ago' game is not to play. Great lesson for future presidents.

Of course 'Conservative Christians' have a problem helping others.... It's apart of their DNA now

Damned if they do Damned if they don’t Damn you political 🙄

Backlash from right wing conservative “Christians”.

The new Breitbart.

What trash

Politico coming in like

Politico already trying to impress their right wing investors.

No the hell it doesn’t

Politico has a white nationalist bias.

After Democrats lose with heads, danger looms ahead with tails

Republicans 'acted compassionate and worried' for the people in Afghanistan until they are brought to America as refugees.

Biden must try and tamp down all Afghani resettlement backlash, and avoid the sort of politicization and outrage that plagued efforts to resettle Syrian refugees in 2015 and created havoc in the federal refugee program.

If ppl were unwilling to fight for there own country. Then the legitimate question is why would I want them in my country? Some will say they helped us. But the truth is we've been there helping them.

Biden is not winding down anything. He must condemn millions of Afghan women to slavery, regardless of all the peaches about human rights and empathy.

Politico must have lots of stock options in military defense contractors

Oh for GOD'S SAKE. The backlash will be ginned up outrage from the same racist, partisan hacks that handed Biden the mess in the first place, with an eager assist from politico, NYT, CNN, and the rest of the beltway press looking to bury this administration.

Only in the minds of racists

This article is written by the same woman who threw Sarah Sanders a farewell party. Politico is nothing but a trash faux news outlet with even trashier reporters.

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Any refugee backlash is from racist Republicans . If these refugees were blonde and blue eyes GOP would be cheerleading the welcome.

Backlash fueled by racists like Tucker Carlson.

Politico wants to make points w/right wing. There are hundreds of communities that welcome refugees and immigrants because they are caring, supportive, and open-minded. Their openness is a display of who we are and what we can do for ourselves and others.

Love it. As Biden winds down Afghanistan. You forget that it was Trump that penned the deal and actually had a plan. The Biden administration screwed it up.

Of course it would.

Most of the afghan who were evacuated, don’t have any documents nor they have worked or helped any organization, they were just shopkeepers, street people, beggars, what a failed evacuation, left the real allies behind.

Adding fuel?

I feel bad for the refugee's. They leaving one war to step into another one in the USA - the republicans vs democrats.

Harris laughing like she just got back from a Padre Island Spring Break, oh wait that would of never happened it's too close to Mexico, another intended avoidable location!

Iowa Falls welcomes an Afghan immigrant.

Quit crying for Joe to bring them . Worst reporting I have read... On the whole just let's us know who butters you reporters buns.. Truth or 🔥🔥🔥🔥

Who knew the party making sure none of our 'friends and helpers' were left stranded at the airport would be so against them moving into their neighborhoods?

Politico under new management.... 🇷🇺.

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