What feels different this time
Washingtonians’ eagerness to support refugees is a longtime staple in the state, which developed a Vietnamese resettlement program in the 1970s. Gov. Jay Inslee addressed the state’s approach to migrants in an Aug. 26 letter to President Joe Biden.
“Since 1975, Washington has welcomed nearly 150,000 refugees from 70 different countries,” Inslee said. “In the past decade, almost 5,000 of these refugees have hailed from Afghanistan.”
The process of resettling refugees can involve a variety of tasks for the International Rescue Committee, from airport pickups to helping people access housing and employment.
Smith pointed out a few distinct challenges impacting this resettlement push. One revolves around
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