I can't really say 'disowning' since we are letting Iraqis and Afghans who worked for us in the war enter the U.S. The problem is it's taking forever. Okay, we've issued almost 12,000 visas under the special immigrant program for Iraqis and Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. government. But we really needed to issue about 37,000 more; we are short 25,000.
Not all worked as translators. Those Iraqi who were not translators must submit their application by Sept. 30. The visa process for all Afghans will close on December 30, although there are 13,000 applicants and we grant only 4,000 visas this year.
As part of the visa process applicants must have medical exams and vaccinations, which are expensive and are good for only six months. Plus there are translation costs and courier fees for documents, fingerprint fees and medical exams.
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