In a recent article for the BBC, Bernd Debusmann Jr. takes a closer look at Uniting For Ukraine, a U.S. government program that allows Americans to sponsor Ukrainians to come to the US for up to two years. The program, “which has been considered a resounding success, has led to the Biden administration announcing similar initiatives for refugees from other countries,” writes Debusmann.
Under Uniting for Ukraine, sponsors are supposed to help provide financial support for basic needs such as housing and health care, “but participants and activists say the initiative has led to bonds being formed between refugees and their sponsors that often go far beyond their initial commitments,” the article notes.
The Biden administration recently announced that sponsors could help bring in 30,000 people a month from Nicaragua, Cuba, Haiti and Venezuela for a period of up to two years, the article said.
And in January, the Biden administration unveiled Welcome Corps, “which seeks to mobilize 10,000 Americans to help 5,000 refugees from around the globe come to the US.”
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