Explainer-Why isn't the U.S. accepting more Ukrainian refugees?


  • World
  • Wednesday, 16 Mar 2022

FILE PHOTO: A Ukrainian flag, a larger flag planted amid 500 smaller Ukrainian flags in a park, flies in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., March 14, 2022. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 3 million people have fled Ukraine to neighboring countries since Russia invaded on Feb. 24, according to United Nations data https://data2.unhcr.org/en/situations/ukraine, but the United States has only admitted several hundred Ukrainian refugees so far, leaving some critics questioning U.S. government policy.

WHY HASN'T THE U.S. TAKEN IN MORE UKRAINIAN REFUGEES?

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