In a recent New Yorker article, Geraldo Cadava provides important context about the new Welcome Corps program unveiled by the State Department in January.
“Under the plan, groups of five or more American citizens or permanent residents can apply to privately sponsor the resettlement of refugees,” writes Cadava.
The Welcome Corps will not replace existing refugee support groups, he notes. Instead, “it will provide an additional avenue for Americans to participate in resettlement, helping to place refugees in areas of the country where resettlement agencies don’t work, and shift some of the expense to private citizens.”
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