Maryland Governor Larry Hogan said on Sunday that as the United States withdraws Americans and their Afghan allies from the country, Maryland will try to receive as many Afghan refugees as possible.
Republican Hogan said: “I am the first governor of the United States to lend a helping hand, and said that we hope to obtain more of these special immigrant visas for our promised allies.” CBS information’ Face the country.
.@GovLarryHogan Call Pres.Biden’s handling of Afghanistan was a “complete disaster”, told @MajorCBS Maryland hopes to accept more refugees with special immigrant visas. “For our allies, we have made a promise – we must support them.” pic.twitter.com/uKRpGbB1ym
-Face the Nation (@FaceTheNation) August 22, 2021
“We must support them. We must let our Americans leave, and we must also let those allies leave there. We will do our best to help do this,” he added.
Hogan said he plans to discuss this issue with the US State Department on Monday.
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He added: “In the past week or two, we have received some people who have entered our state, and we will try our best to get as many people as possible.”
Hogan is one of several politicians who said they would welcome Afghan refugees during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
On Wednesday, Oregon Governor Kate Brown, a Democrat, Proposed resettlement of Afghan refugees In her state and asked the president Joe Biden Removal of the maximum number of refugees acceptable to the United States.
Arizona Governor and Republican Doug Doucey said on Thursday that he “is working closely with federal and state officials to provide [Afghan refugees] Security in Arizona. “
“Afghanis fleeing Afghanistan Taliban The regime fought side by side with the American military, fighting for freedom. We thank them for their efforts, and Arizona wholeheartedly welcomes the refugees we share fairly in our state,” Dusi said in a joint statement with Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowles.
Although Republican officials said they would welcome their Afghan allies, others in the Republican Party expressed opposition to the rapid resettlement of refugees.
“All visible #acceptance In chaos.Perform background and identity checks on 1,000 people #Afghani It is impossible in chaos. The Biden administration’s plan to bring the plane into the United States now and raise questions later is reckless and irresponsible,” Wisconsin Republican Representative Tom Tiffany wrote on Twitter on Tuesday.
Disturbing reports say that 5,000 Afghans travel to the United States every day—including Fort McCoy, Wisconsin.
Afghanistan is a dangerous country, with many dangerous people inhabited
— Rep. Tom Tiffany (@RepTiffany) August 17, 2021
on Monday, Fox News host Tucker Carlson Criticize the plan to resettle Afghans In the U.S
Carlson said: “In the next few months, we will see many refugees from Afghanistan resettlement in our country, possibly near you.”
“In the next ten years, this number may increase to millions. So first we invaded, and then we were invaded – it’s always the same.”
When asked about the party’s disagreements on refugee resettlement, Senator Ben Sasse, Republican of Nebraska, told Fox News Sunday Afghanistan’s allies are “men and women who risk their lives to protect Americans”.
“When you fight for the protection of our people on behalf of the Americans, my neighbor welcomes you,” Sass said.
