Joe Biden to Resettle Afghans in 46 States, Many Going to Swing States; Chamber of Commerce Launches Effort to Funnel Afghans into American Jobs

Joe Biden to Resettle Afghans in 46 States, Many Going to Swing States

President Joe Biden’s administration is planning to resettle the first group of Afghans brought to the United States across 46 states with many headed to battleground and swing states like Arizona, Florida, Georgia, and Texas.

Biden has said he hopes to resettle about 95,000 Afghans across the U.S. over the next 12 months. In a 21-day period from August to September, Biden brought more than 48,000 Afghans to the U.S. for resettlement — a population more than four times that of Jackson, Wyoming.

An initial 37,000 Afghans will be resettled by the Biden administration across 46 states, according to numbers published by the Associated Press and Axios this week. California will get the most Afghans, 5,255, while Texas will have nearly 4,500 Afghans resettled in the state.

In major swing states, thousands of Afghans will be resettled, including: —>READ MORE HERE

Chamber of Commerce Launches Effort to Funnel Afghans into American Jobs:

The United States Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with multinational corporations like Amazon and Walmart, is launching an effort to quickly funnel newly arrived Afghans to the U.S. into American jobs.

This week, the Chamber announced an initiative called the “Coalition for Afghan Refugee Employment in the U.S.” that will partner with Amazon, United Parcel Service (UPS), and Walmart to quickly get Afghans into American jobs after they arrive as part of President Joe Biden’s massive resettlement operation.

“Helping meet the urgent needs of Afghan refugees will require all hands to work together,” President of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Carolyn Cawley said in a statement:

Through this effort, we’re proud to bring American businesses together to fill a critical need — supporting the resilience and financial independence of Afghan refugees who are starting a new life in the U.S. [Emphasis added]

The Chamber is teaming up with Welcome.us — a newly created non-governmental organization (NGO) backed by former Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama, as well as former First Ladies Hillary Clinton, Laura Bush, and Michelle Obama — to “mobilize the American people around welcoming Afghan refugees,” a news release states. —>READ MORE HERE

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