LEAHY. LEVIN. and I have introduced legislation which establishes a program to do precisely what Ambassador Crocker calls for. Our legislation establishes an immigrant visa program for Iraqis who have worked for or directly with the United States government for at least 1 year. Our Government now provides such special immigrant visas but only for Iraqi and Afghan translators and interpreters. Our bill expands it to include Iraqis in other professions who have been employed by us or who have worked directly with us. In addition. our legislation creates additional options for Iraqis who are under threat because of their close association with the United States to apply to our refugee resettlement program. The Senate is obviously divided on the best overall policy to pursue on the war. I thought it was a mistake from the beginning.
Keywords matched
immigrant visa visas refugee