Wisconsinites Deserve a Plan for Afghan Refugees
August 24, 2021 | Wisconsin
The following is a letter that I sent to Governor Evers last Friday. I’ve included it here in its entirety:
August 20, 2021
Governor Tony Evers
115 East, State Capitol
Madison WI 53702
The nation has watched with alarm the unfolding chaos in Afghanistan as President Biden pulled the rug out from under the Afghan army, resulting in the Taliban seizing power of the nation in under 240 hours. While the President’s precipitous and poorly planned actions have placed the Afghan people in danger and guaranteed the death and oppression of Afghan women, he has also made our own nation less safe from the threat posed by terrorists.
And as people flee Afghanistan, the Biden Administration has no clear plan to safely manage the massive influx of thousands of people per day from a known terrorist training ground, some without even basic identification, who may be transported directly to communities in the United States. .. (Excerpts from Senator PatrickTestin)
