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Ukrainians in US anxious about protections as war rages on - Roll Call

Ukrainians living and working in the U.S. under a two-year immigration program known as Uniting for Ukraine are anxious about their status.

Roll Call

How Biden's Private Sponsorship Parole Policy Reduced Illegal Migration by Making the Legal Kind Easier

Biden extended the successful Uniting for Ukraine model to cover migrants from four Latin American nations with oppressive governments and horrible conditions, thereby greatly reducing illegal migration from those nations. This effect undercuts a lawsuit challenging the program, filed by twenty red states.

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US Accepted 271,000 Ukrainians Over the Last Year—But Can Do Much Better

It's an impressive achievement. But we can do much more. Canada's much greater openness to immigration is an indication of what's possible.

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Certain Ukrainians eligible to extend their stays in the US

WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security said Monday that certain Ukrainians who entered the U.S. at a land border shortly after Russia’s invasion, and were given permission to stay for one year, may be eligible to remain longer in the country.

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Biden administration lets Ukrainians who fled war stay in US

The Biden administration is allowing thousands of Ukrainians who fled their homeland when Russia invaded a year ago to stay in the United States longer

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Certain Ukrainians eligible to extend their stays in the US - Roll Call

The Department of Homeland Security said Monday that certain Ukrainians in the U.S. may be eligible to remain longer in the country.

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The U.S. Took in 271,000 Ukrainian Refugees in a Year. It Can Handle More.

What we did for Ukrainians, we could do for other migrants too.

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How North Texans have helped ‘hug Ukraine,’ evacuees in year since war began

THE COLONY, Texas -- On a Saturday afternoon, the parking lot at St. Sophia’s Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church was full.

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Biden's New Trump-Lite Asylum Policy Proposal

It's less bad than Trump-era efforts along the same lines. But saying that is damning with faint praise.

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Why Congress Should Pass a Ukrainian Adjustment Act

Giving recent Ukrainian refugees the right to permanent residency in the US will avert potential tragedy for them, and benefit the US economy.

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Biden Can Use a First Fix for a Broken Immigration System

Extending humanitarian parole helps encourage legal migration.

Foreign Policy

Twenty Red States File Badly Flawed Lawsuit Seeking to Terminate Private Sponsorship Program for People Fleeing Socialism and Oppression in Four Latin American Nations

The flaws in the states' position are revealed by their own governors' statements about the evils of socialism and the crisis at the border.

Reason

Biden Administration Announces New Private Refugee Sponsorship Program

The program differs in several ways from Uniting for Ukraine and other previous private migration sponsorship policies.

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America's Refugee Resettlement Process Is Broken. Now Private Citizens Can Help Fix It.

A new State Department initiative will let American citizens sponsor refugees fleeing danger.

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Video of Amanpour & Co. TV Interview on Uniting for Ukraine and Private Refugee Sponsorship

The interview covers the Uniting for Ukraine program, the expansion of private refugee sponsorship to cover migrants from elsewhere, and various potential objections to these policies.

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Addressing Some Common Questions and Misconceptions About Uniting for Ukraine and Other Private Migrant Sponsorship Programs

Responses to some of the most common queries I have gotten.

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Biden Expands Uniting for Ukraine Private Refugee Sponsorship Model to Include up to 30,000 Migrants Per Month from Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Haiti

The move is a step in the right direction. But it has limitations and is combined with harmful "border enforcement" measures.

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My New Washington Post Article on the Uniting for Ukraine Private Refugee Sponsorship Program

The article explains why the progam is a major improvement over previous policies, and how it can be further improved and made a model for refugee policy generally.

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Uniting for Ukraine Private Refugee Sponsorship Program Breaks Through Bureaucratic Red Tape

In sharp contrast to the sclerotic traditional refugee admissions program, the new private refugee sponsorship program enables Ukrainians fleeing war and repression to enter the US quickly and relatively easily. As a participating sponsor myself, I have firsthand knowledge of its effectiveness.

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Give Biden Credit for Bolstering Private Refugee Resettlement

Uniting for Ukraine, a program providing private support to displaced Ukrainians, has proved more effective than the government's own resettlement efforts.

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The Rise of Private Refugee Sponsorship

The Uniting for Ukraine program and other new initiatives may open the door to a broader role for private citizens in sponsoring refugees.

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Over 45,000 Americans Have Applied To Sponsor Displaced Ukrainians

In just over a month, the Uniting for Ukraine private sponsorship program has attracted huge support.

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A Double Standard Between Ukrainian and Afghan Refugees?

Critics allege, with some justice, that the Biden Administration is treating the former more favorably than the latter. If so, the right solution is to increase openness to Afghans and others fleeing war and repression, not bar more Ukrainians.

Al Jazeera

Ukrainians fleeing war try different ways to enter the US

Ukrainians are coming to the US on tourist visas, through the southern border or under a new sponsorship programme.

Reuters

Ukrainian Americans try many ways to bring in relatives

Twice daily, Yuliya Day reaches out by phone from Los Angeles to see how her mother and aunt are doing in the attic they’ve rented in Warsaw. The sisters, 68 and 70 years old, crossed the Polish-Ukrainian border with two cats and few belongings after fleeing Kharkiv.

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