{"id":727219,"date":"2021-09-07T14:51:09","date_gmt":"2021-09-07T18:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=727219"},"modified":"2021-09-07T14:51:11","modified_gmt":"2021-09-07T18:51:11","slug":"california-d-c-may-be-too-expensive-for-afghan-refugees-state-department-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-d-c-may-be-too-expensive-for-afghan-refugees-state-department-says\/","title":{"rendered":"California, D.C. May Be Too Expensive For Afghan Refugees, State Department Says"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fcalifornia-d-c-may-be-too-expensive-for-afghan-refugees-state-department-says%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=727219&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/GettyImages-1235040052.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The U.S. State Department is warning refugees from Afghanistan that certain areas of America may be too expensive to resettle.<\/p>\n<p>The State Department\u2019s Bureau of Consular Affairs tells Afghans and Iraqis who are coming to the U.S. on special immigrant visas that they have two options when they come to the states. They can either let a resettlement agency find a place for them based \u201con biographical information about you and your family, as well as considering the need for a reasonable cost of living, housing availability, employment opportunities, and strong resettlement services and support.\u201d Or, if they prefer, the immigrant can name someone they know whom they would like to live near.<\/p>\n<p>If the immigrant goes with the second option, the State Department warns that they should \u201cbe aware of the cost of living and housing availability\u201d in the area where there friend or family member lives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlease be aware that the cost of living and the availability of housing can vary significantly in different locations across the United States. The Washington, DC metro area including northern Virginia and some cities in California are very expensive places to live, and it can be difficult to find reasonable housing and employment. Any resettlement benefits you receive may not comfortably cover the cost of living in these areas. Unless you have close relatives or friends in these areas who are able to provide financial support and housing until you find employment that covers your living expenses, it is best to allow a resettlement agency to choose a suitable location for you,\u201d the Bureau says on its <a href=\"https:\/\/travel.state.gov\/content\/travel\/en\/us-visas\/immigrate\/special-immigrant-visas-for-afghans-and-iraqis-resettlement-options.html\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>NBC-affiliate WMTV provided <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbc15.com\/2021\/08\/31\/state-dept-recommends-19-cities-afghan-iraqi-immigrants-no-wisconsin-cities-list\/\">a list<\/a> of 19 cities the State Department recommended for Afghan and Iraqi immigrants, all with sprawling metropolitan areas. Those cities are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Phoenix<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Denver<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Jacksonville<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Atlanta<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Chicago<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Baltimore<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>St. Louis<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Raleigh-Durham<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Northern New Jersey (to include Elizabethland Highland Park)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Las Vegas<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Buffalo<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Cleveland<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Portland<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Philadelphia<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Pittsburgh<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Austin<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Dallas-Fort Worth<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Houston<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Salt Lake City<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Some might question why high-crime cities like Baltimore, Chicago, or St. Louis were on the list or why crime didn\u2019t seem to factor into the State Department\u2019s suggestions for immigrants.<\/p>\n<p>The Center Square <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/california\/feds-say-california-too-expensive-to-welcome-afghan-refugees\/article_4dab2aca-0cc2-11ec-94e3-0fbc382cf60e.html\">reported<\/a> that California was left of the list even though Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) welcomed refugees.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re a state of refuge,\u201d Newsom said in mid-August just after the U.S. announced it would resettle Afghan refugees in the U.S. \u201cI\u2019m proud of the fact that, over the last decade, California\u2019s taken in more refugees than any other state in America, and I\u2019m proud of the fact a disproportionate number of Afghani refugees are here in Northern California, not just here in the south, but also up in Sacramento County.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The outlet added that California\u2019s cost of living would likely be too high for refugees, noting that refugees \u201creceive a $1,100 stipend for three months after arriving in the country,\u201d yet the median rent in Fremont, California is more than $2,400 a month. For comparison, the average cost of rent in Sacramento, California is about $1,600, according to RENTCafe.<\/p>\n<p>The Center Square added that \u201cCalifornia is home to an estimated 45% of the nation\u2019s Afghan population.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. State Department is warning refugees from Afghanistan that certain areas of America may be too expensive to resettle.The State Department\u2019s Bureau of Consular Affairs tells Afghans and Iraqis &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-727219","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/727219","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=727219"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/727219\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=727219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=727219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=727219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}