Lee wrote
>
>
> These 16 Republicans voted against
> speeding up visas for Afghans fleeing
> the Taliban
> Aug 19
>
> Some of the Republican House members
> who this week excoriated President
> Joe Biden's strategy to pull U.S.
> troops out of Afghanistan and
> evacuate Afghan civilians voted last
> month against legislation to speed
> up the visa application process for
> Afghan citizens.
>
> The House overwhelmingly passed a
> bill to make it easier for Afghans
> who assisted the American military
> to relocate to the U.S. The Averting
> Loss of Life and Injury by Expediting
> SIVs Act (ALLIES) Act was approved
> by a 407-16 vote on July 22. The 16
> "no" votes were all from Republicans.
>
> The ALLIES Act removes some
> application requirements for Afghan
> special immigrant visas that led to
> long backlogs and wait times. It
> also boosts the number of visas for
> Afghans by an additional 8,000 to
> 19,000. Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo.,
> introduced the bill in June, with
> 24 bipartisan cosponsors.
>
>
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/08/17/16-republicans-v
> oted-against-special-visas-help-afghanistan-people/
8163392002/
>
Repugs will soon need visas for their own country.