The vast majority of Americans in both parties support taking in Afghans who assisted the U.S. military during the war in Afghanistan, a new poll found, as more than a half dozen Republican governors express support for taking in Afghan refugees.
A CBS News/YouGov poll released Sunday found 81% of the 2,142 U.S. adults surveyed said the U.S. should “help those Afghans come to the U.S.,” while just 19% said they should not.
Taking in those Afghans, who worked as translators, intelligence sources, drivers and in other support roles, has support from 90% of Democrats, 79% of independents and Trump voters and 76% of Republicans in the poll.
As thousands of Afghans who have applied for U.S. visas remain stranded in Afghanistan, 59% of respondents said the U.S. is not doing enough to help them, while 14% said the U.S. is doing “too much” and 27% said it’s doing the “right amount.”
Dozens of Republican lawmakers have expressed support for quickly evacuating Afghan refugees – as has former President Donald Trump, despite his hardline anti-immigration views – while at least nine GOP governors have pledged to resettle them in their states.
Calls to take in refugees have been widespread among Democratic lawmakers and governors, with the Congressional Progressive Caucus calling to “expand and expedite visas” and raise the U.S.’s cap on refugees.
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