I know, I know, you are saying, but the War ended more than 30 years ago, are there still refugees we need to bring to America? Doesn’t John McCain know we have normalized relations with Vietnam and although the country’s growth is slowed by its Communist government, generally the lives of people there are getting better.
Surely those who wish to come to America can just get in line for a visa like others who are not “persecuted”. Remember refugees receive all sorts of taxpayer funded benefits, job counseling and English lessons while normal immigrants are on their own.
Last night a reader brought the McCain Program to our attention.
The McCain Amendment provides that certain sons or daughters of former Vietnamese re-education center detainees are to be considered refugees of special humanitarian concern and may be eligible for resettlement in the U.S. if they meet the following criteria: [go to the Consulate General website here]
Read this article at VDARE by Thomas Allen for more on the reopening of the Vietnam refugee program years after it officially closed.