"Visa program not enough to save lives of those who helped" Topic
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| Tango01 | 13 Jun 2021 9:35 p.m. PST |
…US troops in Afghanistan, advocates say "In his home country of Afghanistan — where he helped the U.S. mission through his work for the United States Agency for International Development ( USAID) — he frequently received death threats from insurgent groups such as the Taliban. As a result, the 39-year-old Afghan man and his family were able to come to the United States in 2018 on a special immigrant visa (SIV), awarded to those who have aided the United States in war-torn countries and who are being threatened as a result…"
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 Legion 4   | 14 Jun 2021 9:43 a.m. PST |
But it appears these who really should be allowed into the USA. Who actually helped the US, Who makes such poor decisions ? |
| USAFpilot | 14 Jun 2021 11:50 a.m. PST |
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| Tango01 | 14 Jun 2021 3:07 p.m. PST |
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| John the OFM | 14 Jun 2021 3:22 p.m. PST |
Remember the Montagnards? Nobody does, but there's your precedent.
Kurds?
Only a fool of a foreigner would put his life on the line for the USA given our track record. Particularly when our foreign policy switches 180* every 4 years. There's no such thing as "American policy". |
| Tango01 | 14 Jun 2021 3:51 p.m. PST |
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| Legion 4 | 14 Jun 2021 4:27 p.m. PST |
I remember the 'yards & Kurds. Most in the USA never knew who they were, where they were from, etc., etc. Sadly things like this are only remembered by those that were there and of course those of us who study & remember history. |
| Tango01 | 15 Jun 2021 3:27 p.m. PST |
So… if USA invaded your country…better run to the border… (smile) Armand |
| USAFpilot | 15 Jun 2021 4:18 p.m. PST |
$400 USD billion stolen from US Government in pandemic unemployment funds. Where did it go? Nobody knows. But just think the souther boarder wall was was only going to cost $20 USD billion. So, in other words, 20 times the cost of the wall was just stolen. Anybody paying attention? link |
| Legion 4 | 15 Jun 2021 4:31 p.m. PST |
If I say anything I'll be DH'd … |
| Tony S | 15 Jun 2021 5:23 p.m. PST |
That's a staggering amount of stolen money, if true. Hopefully your new administration will move quickly to stop such theft. |
| Legion 4 | 16 Jun 2021 8:29 a.m. PST |
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