Iraqi translators who have worked with U.S. Forces have been killed and are being killed in huge numbers. Here is a link to an article written by an American ally about one Iraqi translator's case for asylum. It's a disgrace that the U.S. would use these individuals and then watch them die. Go to the website for the List Project as well to get more info about the problem or donate to help these individuals find refuge in the U.S. You can also get more info and find ways to help at Refugees International. An article on Common Dreams from May had this figure: It is an absolute scandal that in the past seven months only 69 people from Iraq have been granted refuge in America.
Important to note that if our U.S. government was at all humane or just, we would have hundreds of thousands of refugees from Iraq arriving to the U.S., not just a few individuals. And Little Baghdads sprouting up next to the Little Saigons througout America. But something tells me that won't happen anytime soon. And definitely will not happen unless we raise our voices.
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