Biden Requests $6.4B in Taxpayer Money to Resettle 95K Afghans in U.S.

Biden Requests $6.4B in Taxpayer Money to Resettle 95K Afghans in U.S.
"President Joe Biden’s administration is asking Congress to authorize about $6.4 billion in American taxpayer money to bring 95,000 Afghans to the United States for permanent resettlement.
...The administration’s goal to resettle in the U.S. about 95,000 Afghans is the first glimpse into Biden’s massive resettlement operation — the largest since former President Barack Obama brought more than 12,000 Syrians to the U.S. from 2012 to 2016.

...each refugee costs taxpayers about $133,000 over the course of their lifetime. 

Within five years, an estimated 16 percent of all refugees admitted will need housing assistance paid for by taxpayers...Read all.