The impact of the US cuts will be felt for generations, undermining the possibility of a constructive immigration policy at home and diminishing US power and standing abroad. Meanwhile, China has exploited the situation by funding aid and humanitarian programs of its own, particularly in the strategically vital Indo-Pacific, as well as in Africa and South America.
I work with the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS)/USA, a branch of a 45-year-old nongovernmental organization that has aided refugees from 57 nations. It serves some of the world’s neediest people, including unaccompanied children, the severely handicapped and the chronically and terminally ill. Its work, and that of similar NGOs, has promoted a secure and productive world that values human life and dignity.
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