Twenty-three representatives tell Biden that California is willing to house fleeing Afghan citizens.
More than half of the Democrats in California’s 53-member congressional delegation will send a letter to President Biden on Thursday saying that California is ready and eager to house Afghan refugees and special immigrant visa applicants.
The letter stresses that the country has a moral obligation to relocate those who helped the U.S. military and vulnerable Afghans who might be targeted by the Taliban, including journalists, human rights activists and female elected officials. It notes that in the last year California has become home to more Afghan refugees than any other state.
As many as 64,500 people of Afghan ancestry live in California, according to the survey. The majority settled in the Bay Area.As the Taliban solidifies control of Afghanistan, Californians with friends and family in the country are scrambling to help.
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