Security Concerns For Granting Special Immigrant Visas to enter the U.S.
Alonzo Tothsonie
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The Department of State’s authority to issue Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs) to Afghan nationals under section 602(b) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009, as amended, has been extended (Bureau of Consular Affairs). In relation to this, there are security concerns for granting Special Immigrant Visas to enter the U.S Accordingly, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 2016 as signed by President Obama on November 25, 2015 allocates 3,000 additional visas for Afghan principal applicants, for a total of 7,000 since December 19, 2014; however, there are limited slots for the programs …show more content…
It is immigration in general, whether voluntary or involuntary, legal or illegal, that constitutes this threat, as long as the immigrants pose a challenge to the identity of the receiving state through their different language, culture, or religion (Tallmeister, 2013). According to data maintained by the U.S. Department of State, 30,557 Afghans either resettled as refugees (6,205) across the United States or were granted special immigrant visas (924,352), normally to translators and interpreters helping the U.S. government between October 1, 2008, and August 31, 2016 (fiscal years 2009 through the latest figures available for 2016); Some Afghans, following in the footsteps of their compatriots in Europe, have attempted to enter the United States illegally(Mora, 2016). Due to this, the government made effort to secure the border protection, not just to limit the immigrants but also for the benefits of national security. It has also been argued that immigrants, particularly refugees and asylum seekers, are threats to the receiving state’s social security and welfare system. From this perspective, immigration is seen as a problem rather than an opportunity (Tallmeister, 2013). On the other hand, not all refugees could adapt with the foreign culture so some decided to go back to their country despite of the danger and despite of their better condition in U.S. According to Afghanistan’s Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation, Afghan refugees are returning to their native country in droves, despite the deteriorating security conditions (Mora, 2016). There are many concerns both in the part of U.S and as well as in the part of the refugees and immigrants. Addressing them all could be hard but the participation of both parties is ultimately
Alonzo Tothsonie
Professor
Subject
Date
Introduction
The Department of State’s authority to issue Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs) to Afghan nationals under section 602(b) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009, as amended, has been extended (Bureau of Consular Affairs). In relation to this, there are security concerns for granting Special Immigrant Visas to enter the U.S Accordingly, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 2016 as signed by President Obama on November 25, 2015 allocates 3,000 additional visas for Afghan principal applicants, for a total of 7,000 since December 19, 2014; however, there are limited slots for the programs …show more content…
It is immigration in general, whether voluntary or involuntary, legal or illegal, that constitutes this threat, as long as the immigrants pose a challenge to the identity of the receiving state through their different language, culture, or religion (Tallmeister, 2013). According to data maintained by the U.S. Department of State, 30,557 Afghans either resettled as refugees (6,205) across the United States or were granted special immigrant visas (924,352), normally to translators and interpreters helping the U.S. government between October 1, 2008, and August 31, 2016 (fiscal years 2009 through the latest figures available for 2016); Some Afghans, following in the footsteps of their compatriots in Europe, have attempted to enter the United States illegally(Mora, 2016). Due to this, the government made effort to secure the border protection, not just to limit the immigrants but also for the benefits of national security. It has also been argued that immigrants, particularly refugees and asylum seekers, are threats to the receiving state’s social security and welfare system. From this perspective, immigration is seen as a problem rather than an opportunity (Tallmeister, 2013). On the other hand, not all refugees could adapt with the foreign culture so some decided to go back to their country despite of the danger and despite of their better condition in U.S. According to Afghanistan’s Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation, Afghan refugees are returning to their native country in droves, despite the deteriorating security conditions (Mora, 2016). There are many concerns both in the part of U.S and as well as in the part of the refugees and immigrants. Addressing them all could be hard but the participation of both parties is ultimately