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US launches partnership to sponsor Caribbean refugees
By Shanieka Smith
Staff Writer
#USA, February 2, 2023 – A private sponsorship program launched by the United States will allow Caribbean refugees to be sponsored by Americans via the US Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP). The Welcome Corps will then ensure that refugees settle into their new communities smoothly.
“This programme invites Americans to be partners and guides to refugees, as they build new lives in the United
He said the private sponsors will come from groups such as veterans, civic groups, colleges, members of faith and business owners. By the end of the program’s first year, the aim is to rally a minimum of 10,000 sponsors who will successfully welcome at least 5000 refugees.
The Biden administration had previously announced that a limit of 30,000 migrants per month from Cuba, Venezuela, Haiti and Nicaragua would be implemented. United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk and Caribbean American Democratic Congresswoman, Yvette D Clarke opposed this decision.
“Unfortunately, the recently announced reforms from President Biden and his administration fail to deliver the change migrant communities deserve and have prayed for,” she said.
The re-evaluated decision now offers legal routes for migrants from the Caribbean and other countries to enter the US. In addition, new consequences will be implemented for those who choose to use illegal pathways.