Experts predict a million refugees may flee the Gaza Strip amid the war between Israel and Hamas, and socialists and left-wing lawmakers say America should welcome them.
“Fifty percent of the people in Gaza are children. The international community as well as the United States should be ready to welcome refugees from Palestine while being careful to vet and disallow members of Hamas,” said Rep. Jamaal Bowman, a New York member of the Socialist-Democratic “Squad” who is still under investigation for pulling the fire alarm at the House Cannon Office Building earlier this month.
But Republicans have closed the door on the issue.
Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Rick Scott (R-Fla.) said they would oppose Palestinian resettlement efforts here.
“The US is the most generous country in the world, but we are in no position to accept additional refugees, especially from regions with a high risk of terrorism, given our country’s inability to secure our own borders or vet those already here,” said Rubio told The Post.
Scott added that “the entire focus of the United States now should be on rescuing American hostages, and making sure that Israel has every resource it needs to defeat Hamas-backed Iran and defend its homeland.”
Some Progressive politicians are calling on the United States to take in refugees from Gaza. AFP via Getty Images Rep. Jamaal Bowman has called for the United States to welcome refugees from Gaza. AP experts say the current fighting between Israel and Hamas could create more than a million refugees. NurPhoto via Getty Images Israel is widely believed to be preparing a ground invasion of Gaza in the coming days. Getty Images Israeli artillery has been pounding Gaza for a week. ZUMAPRESS.com
Cotton said “Iran should be held accountable for any Palestinian refugees caused by its proxies . . . war with Israel. Iran is responsible for the death and destruction – it should be responsible for the refugees as well.”
The White House has repeatedly declined to say whether it would be open to accepting refugees from the conflict.
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“We continue to provide support to Palestinian refugees through the UN,” said a spokesperson. “The United States also has a worldwide refugee resettlement program in cooperation with the UN Refugee Agency.”
Mariana Dahan, founder of the World Identity Network Foundation (WIN), estimates that “the conflict . . . could add more than 1 million people to the already staggering 6 million Palestinian refugees in the world.”
GOP Senator Ted Cruz says he will oppose Palestinian resettlement in the United States.ZUMAPRESS.com GOP Senator Marco Rubio says he opposes Palestinian resettlement in the United States.ZUMAPRESS.com
The United States accepted 25,465 refugees from around the world in 2022, up 123% from 2021, according to State Department records.
About 170,000 Palestinians live in the United States, according to census data.
Members of the Rep squad. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) is the only Palestinian-American in Congress and currently flies a Palestinian flag outside her House office.
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