Frozen Russian assets should be used to pay for services, he says in letter to President Joe Biden
has worked with state and federal agencies to provide food, housing, health care and other services to those new arrivals.Anderson asked Biden provide for funding proportional to the number of refugees received, stating that would reduce strain on the county’s resettlement agencies and local organizations.
Last year, Anderson asked federal authorities to use an estimated $9.5 billion in frozen Afghan government assets to pay for resettlement activities. On Monday, he requested that Biden use frozen Russian government assets to cover resources and services for Ukrainian refugees. Anderson also said the county could see more immigrants entering the U.S. at the San Diego-Tijuana port of entry, following the withdrawal of, a 1944 statute that gave federal health officials authority to restrict immigration if they believe a communicable disease in a foreign country poses a danger to the U.S. The policy was reprised under the Trump administration and is under litigation now.
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