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The recommendations highlight the diversity of evacuee backgrounds, the role of federal, state, and local governments, nonprofits, and the private sector, and the need for responsive support as assistance transitions from the initial 90-day period to independent employment. 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ORG  \nAfghans being welcomed to the United States as they travel to Fort Pickett, Va., to begin their resettlement process. (Marine Corps Cpl. Corey A. Mathews / U.S. Department of Defense)  \nAbout the George W. Bush Institute  \nHoused within the George W. Bush Presidential Center, the George W. Bush Institute is an action-oriented, nonpartisan, policy organization with the mission of developing leaders, advancing policy, and taking action to solve today’s most pressing challenges. Through three Impact Centers – Domestic Excellence, Global Leadership, and an Engagement Agenda – the Bush Institute delivers measurable results that save and improve lives.  \nTo learn more, [visit www.BushCenter.org](visit www.BushCenter.org).  \nGeorge W. Bush Institute-SMU  \nEconomic Growth Initiative  \nThe Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative combines the public policy expertise of the George W. Bush Institute and the academic expertise of SMU. The joint initiative draws from economic policy-making experience atthe highest levels and from cutting edge academic research to identify ideas for promoting innovation, entrepreneurship, and faster, more inclusive growth through global competitiveness and sound immigration policy.  \nHELPING OUR NEW AFGHAN NEIGHBORS LEARN, EARN, BELONG, & CONTRIBUTE  \nKristin Kent Spanos  \nProgram Manager at the George W. Bush Institute  \nThe Biden Administration expects to resettle 95,000 Afghan evacuees in communities across the United States by September 2022. Only Hawaii, South Dakota, West Virginia, and Wyoming aren’t slated to receive any in the first wave of resettlements.  \nImmigrants and refugees have contributed to our communities since America’s inception, and we are well served when we offer a helping hand in the short term so that they can rebuild their lives. Afghan evacuees are not a monolith. Some come to the United States with strong English proficiency and years of experience working as entrepreneurs or community leaders or for the United States military. Others, especially women, have had limited opportunities to achieve an education or learn English. City governments andresettlement agencies cannot respond to these diverse needs on their own.  \nBecause of this, the State Department launched a partnership with the nonprofit Welcome. US to coordinate the resettlement efforts to meet these disparate needs and encourage groups working with Afghan evacuees to think creatively about how they can channel their unique skills and resources to help our new Afghan neighbors. President and Mrs. Bush, President and Mrs. Obama, and President Clinton and Secretary Clinton are honorary co-chairs of the effort, highlighting the necessity for a whole-country response to the challenge (and opportunity) presented.  \nState and local governments, nonprofit organizations, and private-sector companies all have important roles to play. In the short term, evacuees need housing, clothes, furniture, and other basic supplies. Over the next several months and years, policy and practice change is needed to ensure that our new Afghan neighbors learn, earn, belong, and contribute to the United States.  \nECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT AND PROSPERITY  \nAfghan evacuees are arriving in the United States with almost nothing. Their savings accounts have been frozen, the lives they worked hard to build distilled into the items they can carry with them on a plane. Finding remunerative employment will be the most important factor in helping them to rebuild their lives in the United States. Most Afghan evacuees will get 90 days of assistance from the U.S. government, but then they will be on their own to find work to support their families.  \nA key issue facing refugees and evacuees is underemployment, or “brain waste.”Immigrant graduates with health care degrees are more than twice as likely as their U.S.-born","cbCaifQ2SsxXetoS","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaifQ2SsxXetoS","pdf",630007,"English","# About the George W. Bush Institute\n# George W. Bush Institute–SMU Economic Growth Initiative\n# Helping Our New Afghan Neighbors Learn, Earn, Belong, & Contribute\n## Economic Empowerment and Prosperity\n## Employment, underemployment, and credential transfer\n## Employer and training partnerships\n## Skills training and English-language learning","[{\"question\":\"What resettlement expectation is cited for Afghan evacuees by September 2022?\",\"answer\":\"The document states the Biden Administration expects to resettle 95,000 Afghan evacuees in communities across the United States by September 2022.\"},{\"question\":\"Why does the document emphasize that Afghan evacuees are not a monolith?\",\"answer\":\"It explains evacuees vary widely in English proficiency and experience, with some having strong English and entrepreneurial or military backgrounds while others—especially women—face limited education and language access.\"},{\"question\":\"What major employment challenge is identified, and what is its impact?\",\"answer\":\"The document identifies underemployment, or “brain waste,” and notes that licensing rules, policies, and cultural norms can prevent immigrants from transferring skills and credentials into jobs in their fields.\"}]","HELPING OUR NEW AFGHAN NEIGHBORS LEARN, EARN, BELONG, & CONTRIBUTE - Policy Recommendations - January 2022 | PDF",1792052359]