TELL CONGRESS: The U.S. Must Welcome Palestinian Refugees, Not Shut The Door On Them
Jan Miller
Reply-To: "Yasmine Taeb, MPower Action" <in...@mpoweraction.org>
As salaamu alaykum,
A congressional effort is finally underway calling on the administration to recognize and prioritize Palestinian refugees in Gaza with family in the United States.
If implemented, this policy could save the lives of thousands of Palestinians and unite them with their families in the United States while we work for an immediate and lasting ceasefire.
Rep. Greg Casar, Sen. Dick Durbin, and Rep. Pramila Jayapal are leading a bicameral letter expressing strong support for a Priority-2 (P-2) designation under the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) for Palestinians in Gaza with family in the United States. The Biden administration is reportedly considering this policy change.1
Urge your U.S. Senators and Representative to sign on to the Casar-Durbin letter NOW:
The U.S. must recognize and welcome Palestinian refugees — not shut the door on them.
Palestinians are so rarely granted U.S. refugee status that, of the over 60,000 refugees resettled in the United States in 2023, fewer than 0.1% were Palestinians.2
This bicameral effort led by Rep. Casar and Sen. Durbin is strongly urging the White House for a Priority-2 (P-2) designation under the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) for Palestinians in Gaza with family members in the United States.
We can not miss this opportunity to save lives.
Write your Members of Congress now.
In solidarity,
Yasmine and the team at MPower Action
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Sources:
- “White House considers welcoming some Palestinians from war-torn Gaza as refugees,” CBS News, Apr. 30, 2024.
- “Republicans want to ban Palestinian refugees from entering the U.S., but it's already very hard for them to get in,” NBC News, Oct. 7, 2023
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