A Statement on Refugee Settlement

Dear Friends,

Inspiritus has accompanied refugees for more than 40 years, helping families rebuild their lives in safety and dignity. Today, we stand ready and prepared to welcome refugees once again.

A recent Executive Order directed the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security to prioritize resettlement of Afrikaners from South Africa. The first cohort of Afrikaner refugees are arriving in United States soon. 

It is our hope that opening refugee resettlement to Afrikaners means a move towards helping the over 20,000 vulnerable people who remain stranded — families and individuals from places like the Democratic Republic of Congo, Venezuela, and Syria — who have fled violence, war, and persecution and have completed the rigorous U.S. vetting process, often spending years - even decades - in refugee camps. The United States has the infrastructure to welcome them, and the federal government has the tools and authority to resume processing. 

Refugee resettlement is not a matter of politics or preference—it is a moral and humanitarian obligation rooted in American values and international commitments to protect people forced to flee their homelands in search of safety. 

Today, we stand ready to continue our longstanding commitment to the work of welcome, and we urge the Administration to open U.S. Refugee Admissions Program to all refugees.

Sincerely,

John R. Moeller Jr.
President & CEO
Inspiritus