| To explore some of the reasons people leave their homes https://www.asylumspeakers.com/learn/why-people-flee-the-five-main-reasons-behind-migration "Imagine being forced to leave everything you know and love - your home, your family, your friends - just to stay alive, or find a future that is safe, free and fair." More: https://phr.org/story/fleeing-for-their-lives-sexual-and-gender-based-violence/#10 https://cwsglobal.org/blog/refugees-asylum-seekers-and-migrants-whats-the-difference/
And now we are also betraying Afghans who helped our forces in Afghanistan. Why would anyone help us in the future. https://apnews.com/article/refugees-trump-immigration-executive-orders-resettlement-afghans-2a673e3a01ff6fa5006ef47f50dba158 https://www.npr.org/2025/06/12/nx-s1-5406198/trump-immigration-afghanistan-taliban https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz0l97ee2xmo https://www.newsweek.com/afghanistan-tps-cancelation-trump-administration-south-african-refugees-2073439 This one is especially galling.
What happened to the republican MAGA party? Reagan wouldn't recognize it: https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/todaysdebate/2020/06/10/where-ronald-reagan-american-beacon-hill-editorials-debates/5338955002/ "Wendy R. Sherman, USA TODAY: “I was privileged to be a U.S. diplomat in two administrations, traveling the world to protect and advance our interests. The moral authority of America, the beacon on the hill that President Ronald Reagan spoke of, was an essential part of that interest. ... Today, we are leaderless and voiceless from the White House, at home and abroad, even as the voices of our citizens in the street, here and abroad, are loud and strong. ... Voices from the pope to the prime minister of Canada challenged President Donald Trump and questioned whether the United States still possessed any moral authority.” This is from Trump's first term and he unrestrained in his second term.
I suspect we will see more attempted illegal immigration due to the axing of USAID and other foreign aid programs.
Edit to add: https://www.thedailybeast.com/ice-detains-us-army-interpreter-at-rou... "The man, who reportedly risked his life to aid American troops in Afghanistan for three years, was placed in handcuffs by a pair of immigration officers who concealed their faces with neck gaiters."
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