The U.S. has a moral obligation to offer refuge and provide support while many Afghans face direct threats to their safety. This responsibility is particularly crucial for the thousands of individuals who worked hand-in-hand with the U.S. implementing programs and advancing democratic values by serving as interpreters, translators, intelligence sources and in other various government support roles while U.S. troops were stationed in Afghanistan.

To help fulfill America’s promise to protect our allies, a clear pathway to safety for Afghan refugees is the passage of the Afghan Adjustment Act. Modeled after similar humanitarian action the U.S. took after the Cuban revolution, the withdrawal from Vietnam and both military actions in Iraq, the Afghan Adjustment Act will provide Afghans with access to a more streamlined and efficient lawful permanent residency process.