Two Catholic archbishops, one from Syria and one from Iraq, are speaking out regarding how hard it is for displaced Christians in their troubled counties to get a US visa, reports the Christian Times.
They argue that Christians are being discriminated against and that the United States is purposely not helping them in their time of need, despite being a heavily Christian nation. This is due to statistics they discovered showing that significantly more Muslim Syrian refugees were given US visas.
Apparently, 906 Muslim refugees from Syria have been approved for US visas since October last year, and despite the 700,000 applications from Christians, only 28 were accepted.
Chaldean Archbishop Bashar Warda of Erbil, Iraq, said:
“Our people are asking these questions: How come we apply for the American visa and are denied […] This is a clear case of persecution. They’re being denied visas while others who have participated (in the violence) or at least were silent can go.”
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He went on to say how ideally, he would like Christians to stay in their homes and rebuild the Christian population, however he understands the desire to leave as it is so dangerous.
Melkite Archbishop Jean-Clément Jeanbart of Aleppo, Syria, said that it would be less expensive for the US to help make the Middle East a more secure place for Christians to live, rather than re-homing them in the US. He urged:
“Help them to stay and help the society there […] The first thing they need is peace. Help us to get peace, and then the people will be happy staying in Syria.”
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