In a rare display of bipartisanship last week, U.S. lawmakers reached an agreement on a government spending bill that will include $4 billion in humanitarian aid to help the two million people who have fled Ukraine from the Russian invasion. It’s a start, but over the long haul, these refugees will need far more from the United States to rebuild their lives.
The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) believes this could be the largest refugee crisis to hit Europe this century. And while President Biden has expressed strong words of support for the people of Ukraine, the U.S. has made no decision as to whether America will open its doors to the increasing number of people who have nowhere to live and nowhere to go.
The support from Ukraine’s neighboring countries has been remarkable. Poland has welcomed nearly one million people. Hungary, historically known for rejecting migrants from entering the country, has accepted them. Germany has opened its borders. France, Ireland, United Kingdom, Romania, and Czech Republic have too.
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