U.S. soldiers are paying for the plane tickets of their Iraqi interpreters out of their own pockets and acting as hosts and social workers for the individuals and families they are unofficially "sponsoring" when they arrive here in the U.S. This puts a heavy strain on our soldiers attempting to make their own tough readjustment to life back home. Special immigrant translators have no past experience obtaining work permits. Social Security numbers. bank accounts. and all the other documents and necessities of everyday life in this country. While special immigrant translators have valuable job skills. they often need further training and assistance with job placement. So Senator SMITH and I have introduced this amendment to make these special immigrants from Iraq and Afghanistan eligible for 6 months- of resettlement assistance. They have been the eyes and ears of our military. and they have saved so many American lives. They now have a target on their back because of their service to our country. and we need to protect them by granting them safe refuge in the United States.
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