these refugees with open arms. however, the u.s. simply needs to do more and with urgency to help ukrainians like veronica and her mom. joining me now to discuss, pennsylvania congresswoman susan wild. she serves on the house foreign affairs committee. thanks for being with us. advocates demanding a clear timeline on welcoming refugees. you have new nbc news reporting reading, quote, refugee resettlement agencies says key details are still missing on how and when the u.s. will allow more ukrainians into the country, including reuniting with families living in the united states. congresswoman, can you give us a sense of how congress can work with the administration to expedite this process? thank you so much, alicia. i completely agree it is absolutely imperative that the united states move swiftly to set the timeline and make it quick for allowing ukrainian refugees into the united states. at present, just to give it some context, the united states has a
action from the allies as russia continues its brutal war. my panel joins us now to share their reporting and insights. seung min kim of the washington post, laura baron-lopez of politico and francesca chambers of mcclatchey. so for president biden, dealing with this refugee issue has been one of the outstanding things he s needed to deal with. this is actually an administration that s struggled on this. they are now taking 100,000 of them. what is the significance of that for this white house and also for allies who have been watching what he s going to do on this very issue? it s definitely a larger number than a lot of refugee resettlement agencies expected. they thought the white house would prioritize expediting, which they are. they re trying to speed up the entire process, whether it s family reunification, whether it s trying to also help those that they think are particularly vulnerable, whether it s lgbtq or journalists or dissidents. but one thing of note about this numb
country. but the question remains, what is a community s ability to absorb people, as emily people, communities just don t have any rights to say we can t handle ae or something like that. it is really the refugee resettlement agencies that make that decision. laura: stephen, the amount of money this cost the united states for unvented individuals who are basically just rolled into the country, no checks, no questions, no follow-up, is stunning. and we have so many emergencies like we are seeing in kentucky and beyond. stephen, this is shocking. thank you so much. time for the latest edition of does biden even know who is in his cabinet? watch
refugee resettlement agencies are also at these bases working with the government to ultimately determine where these evacuees will head. some of them have u.s. ties, others do not. that all plays into the determination, but a herculean effort, ana, for the administration. thanks so much for your reporting, priscilla alvarez. good to see you. any moment now the president expected to speak on the economy. also this, cnn obtained new satellite images revealing a lot about north korea s nuclear plans, what they re doing and how the u.s. is responding next. when technology is easier to use. barriers don t stand a chance. that s why we ll stop at nothing to deliver our technology as-a-service.
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