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On an event Tuesday to mark International Women’s Day, advocates took the chance to declare that U.S. immigration system could be a pivotal tool to aid Afghan women find a new life.
After the U.S. withdrew its last troops from Afghanistan last summer, women living under the Taliban takeover were told to stay home from work, fueling concerns that the regime would reverse progress on women’s rights.
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) called for comprehensive reform to the U.S. immigration system that would address gaps in current law and provide for refugees from Afghanistan and elsewhere.
Critics have said that visas are difficult for Afghan women to qualify for and come by – and that the processing time is backlogged and dangerously slow. Therefore they call for an immediate reform.
