Sixty-nine Democrat lawmakers have urged the State Department and Department of Homeland Security to accept more Palestinian refugees fleeing the war in Gaza.
“In the eight months since the horrific Oct. 7 terrorist attack by Hamas and the commencement of Israel’s military response, conditions in the Palestinian territories have greatly deteriorated,” the lawmakers wrote in a June 20 letter.
“We urge you to consider opening pathways to Palestinian refugees, particularly those with family members in the United States, to seek relief in the United States.”
The letter, published on World Refugee Day, was addressed to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Secretary of State Antony Blinken….