House and Senate Democratic leaders urge Governor Beshear and Congressional delegation to request Kentucky accept Afghan refugees
LOUISVILLE – Standing this afternoon in front of the Kentucky Refugee Ministries building with other supporters, state House and Senate Democratic Floor Leaders Joni Jenkins and Morgan McGarvey urged Governor Andy Beshear and the state’s eight-member Congressional delegation to offer Kentucky as a permanent home for Afghan refugees.
On Monday, the two General Assembly leaders will mail the governor and the congressional delegation a formal letter, which follows President Biden’s decision to withdraw American forces from Afghanistan. They noted that U.S. Representative John Yarmuth, who serves the 3rd Congressional District, supports their request.
In the letter, which can be accessed via the link below, Rep. Jenkins and Sen. McGarvey wrote that “Kentucky has long had a reputation of accepting people from around the world, particularly when they have been displaced due to political or military reasons.” They noted many seeking asylum in the United States served alongside American forces, have families with young children and may be at risk in their homeland because they are women or members of the LGBTQ+ community.
“Whatever the reason they are leaving, we have a moral obligation to protect them,” the Democratic leaders wrote. “… It would be needlessly tragic if they had nowhere else to turn, no one else who could provide them the safety and kindness they truly deserve.”
Semsudin Haseljic, KRM Program Leader and Wilson-Fish Case Manager, added that the “commonwealth of Kentucky is in a very strong position to resettle Afghan refugees. With well-established resettlement agencies in Louisville, Lexington, Bowling Green, Owensboro – and soon to be in Covington – we are ready to respond to this humanitarian crisis. On a personal note, as I watch Afghan refugees arriving in Ramstein Air Base, it brings back memories of when Bosnian refugees, including myself, were evacuated 27 years ago to that same base.”
The two legislators said they were pleased that a bipartisan group of elected leaders in other states is also seeking Afghan refugees as well. “We need to add Kentucky to that list,” they said.
The LAST thing on earth KY needs is mooseslimes! The dims are never ceasing in luring more and more of this islimic trash to America. The dims don’t care how many terrorist’s we import, their whole party are terrorist’s themselves! America is full and has NO VACANCIES. Deport the dims is a far better idea!
Charley how about the terrorist who attacked the capitol on January 6th what should we do with them ?
There were NO terrorists on Jan 6 KAG, the terrorist’s were the BLM and ANTIFA thugs that robed and raped this nation last year and are still doing it! Rob Loot and Burn, and the commiecrats supported it all the way.
You the man Charles!!!!!! Perfectly said. Will Indiana take Louisville? PLEASE.
Honestly I don’t think we could give it away…except maybe to Gaylifornia?
Do you think anyone is still proud to sad that they voted for old Dementia Joe? What an absolute disaster in so many ways. Trump is looking like an angel right now!
Do the same thing they did to the BLM terrorists that stole ,burnt and destroyed to a total of 9 billion dollars worth of peaceful demonstration damages. Do abosultly nothing and name a plaza for them in DC. Our vise president should bail them out just like she did for the BLM terrorists thugs.
oh my what a congregation Christian “love thy neighbors.
You can’t be Christion and a liberal, so don’t try. Islam has murdered more Christion’s than you will see on the news. These freaks of nature need to be wiped off this planet. That is the only peace the world will ever know. Nuke em till they puke…problem solved!