{"id":2272829,"date":"2024-06-20T17:22:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T21:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-democrats-call-to-welcome-palestinian-refugees-is-so-complicated-for-biden\/"},"modified":"2024-06-20T17:25:18","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T21:25:18","slug":"why-democrats-call-to-welcome-palestinian-refugees-is-so-complicated-for-biden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-democrats-call-to-welcome-palestinian-refugees-is-so-complicated-for-biden\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Biden finds Democrats&#8217; push to accept Palestinian refugees complex"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhy-democrats-call-to-welcome-palestinian-refugees-is-so-complicated-for-biden%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2272829&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>House\u2064 and Senate Democrats are urging the Biden \u2063administration \u200cto admit Palestinian refugees\u200b into the United States, particularly those with family who are U.S. citizens\u2064 or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-pardons-all-americans-on-federal-marijuana-use-charges\/\" title=\"Biden pardons all Americans for federal marijuana offenses\">lawful permanent \u200bresidents<\/a>. This proposal \u200bis outlined in a \u200bletter sent\u2064 to Secretary of State Antony Blinkin and Secretary of Homeland Security\u200b Alejandro Mayorkas, authored by Senator\u200b Dick Durbin and Representatives Greg Casar, Pramila \u2062Jayapal,\u200c and Debbie Dingell among others. They argue for the Priority-2 designation under the U.S.\u200c Refugee Admissions Program for\u200d these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-are-only-vaccinated-ukrainian-citizens-eligible-for-emergency-wartime-payment\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Are Only Vaccinated Ukrainian Citizens Eligible For Emergency Wartime Payment?\">refugees due<\/a> to the harrowing conditions in Gaza following the \u2062continued\u2062 conflict between Israel and Hamas. The situation in Gaza has seen\u200c over 37,000 Palestinians killed, around 85,500 injured, and approximately 1.7 million displaced, exemplifying a severe \u200bhumanitarian crisis. This move by congressional Democrats\u2063 highlights the growing pressure on President Biden to take\u200d substantial action regarding\u2064 Palestinian refugees affected by the conflict.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>House and Senate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democrats<\/a> are calling on the Biden administration to allow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/palestinian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Palestinian <\/a>refugees into the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-states\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>United States<\/a>, putting President Joe Biden in a difficult position.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/casar.house.gov\/sites\/evo-subsites\/casar.house.gov\/files\/evo-media-document\/06-20%20Final%20BICAMERAL%20Letter%20in%20Support%20of%20a%20P-2%20USRAP%20designation%20for%20Palestinians.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>letter<\/a> addressed to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Reps. Greg Casar (D-TX), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), and Debbie Dingell (D-MI) led 69 members of Congress in pushing President Joe Biden to grant certain Palestinians a Priority-2 designation under the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince the horrific attack on October 7, many Palestinians have been caught in Gaza with the civilian death toll climbing, the inability to find a safe place to escape, and conditions worsening every day,\u201d Dingell said. \u201cMy office receives almost daily calls from desperate constituents who have had many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservatives-should-demand-coronavirus-reparations-from-cuomo\/\" title=\"Conservatives Should Demand Coronavirus Reparations From Cuomo\">family members killed<\/a> from grandparents to babies. One constituent lost more than 40 relatives.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The congressional Democrats were especially asking the Biden administration to grant access to Palestinians who have \u201cU.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident family members.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Palestinians mourn their relative Tamer Mohsen, killed in the Israeli bombardment of Nuseirat refugee camp, at the morgue of al Aqsa Martyrs hospital in Deir al Balah, central Gaza Strip, Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (AP Photo\/Saher Alghorra)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The war between Israel and Hamas has created a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-johnson-biden-admin-deaf-dumb-and-blind-to-border-crisis\/\" title=\"Sen. Johnson: Biden admin. \u2018deaf, dumb and blind\u2019 to border crisis\">humanitarian disaster<\/a> in Gaza. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reports at least 37,396 Palestinians have been killed, 85,523 injured, and an estimated 1.7 million displaced, more than half the population. <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/liveblog_entry\/us-officials-estimate-that-as-few-as-50-hostages-are-still-alive-wall-street-journal\/#:~:text=US%20officials%20estimate%20that%20of,than%20Israel%20has%20publicly%20confirmed.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>U.S. officials report<\/a> that they believe only 50 of 112 Israeli hostages held by Hamas are still alive. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been adamant about ensuring the safe release of the hostages in all ceasefire talks with Hamas and third parties.<\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s alliance with Israel in this war has cost him support from progressives and Arab Americans. He attempted to draw a line with Israel by halting an arms shipment to Israel meant to be used in Rafah last month but has continued sending weapons since. The White House canceled a meeting with Netanyahu on Thursday after the Israeli prime minister made claims that the president was withholding weapons from his country. <\/p>\n<p>The congressional Democrats\u2019 letter comes as Biden approved a $404 million aid package for Gaza that is prompting Republican lawmakers to question the president on how he intends to keep the money out of Hamas\u2019s hands. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With pressure from Democrats to let Palestinian refugees in, Biden is faced with a crisis along the southern border as asylum-seekers pour into major cities. A recent <a href=\"https:\/\/cis.org\/Arthur\/Presidents-Immigration-Approval-Drops-Latest-EconomistYouGov-Poll\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>poll <\/a>found that 64% of the country disapproves of the president\u2019s handling of the crisis.<\/p>\n<p>The call by Democratic lawmakers puts Biden in a difficult position. If he ignores the demand, he could ignite backlash from members of his party and others sympathetic to the Palestinians\u2019 pleas. However, if Biden permits Palestinians to come, he will likely garner criticism from Republicans concerned with Biden\u2019s policies allowing immigrants into the country.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House and Senate Democrats urge the Biden administration to admit Palestinian refugees, challenging President Biden. In a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Sen. Dick Durbin and Reps. Greg Casar and Pramila Jayapal advocate for this policy change<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2542,"featured_media":2272830,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Bidenfundraiserconfused.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2272829","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Bidenfundraiserconfused.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2272829","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2272829"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2272829\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2272830"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2272829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2272829"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2272829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}