'It's a story of red tape and the broken immigration system, which the Biden administration, despite a desire to welcome refugees, has been unable to change' | Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf
A version of this story appeared in CNN's What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. Many Ukrainians -- more than 3 million and counting -- have fled their country since Russia's invasion, with nearly 2 million pouring into neighboring Poland and hundreds of thousands going to other nearby countries.
But only the smallest trickle -- around 690 -- have come to the US as refugees since last October. That means essentially no Ukrainians of those 3 million who left since the war began have come to the US.Why haven't more been allowed? It's a story of red tape and the broken immigration system, which the Biden administration, despite a desire to welcome refugees, has been unable to change.Americans want to help, if their Google searches are any indication.Read MoreCNN's Catherine E.
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