Who are these refugees from Afghanistan who keep arriving at Dulles?

[Anonymous]

Are they the people who helped the American government during this 20y war or just regular people who want out of the new Taliban government?

Also, are they staying here or are they going to be moved throughout the country?

[Anonymous]

My understanding is many are relocating to this area. Why OP?

[Anonymous]

Yes, these are people who were cleared to Doha earlier in the week, went through screening and COVID testing etc, before coming here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My understanding is many are relocating to this area. Why OP?

I am worried about schools, FCPS specifically. Maybe the number of refugees is not that high, but for the amount of posts asking for donations on my Facebook page and nextdoor, Iam worried about the impact on FCPS resources - class size, ESOL, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My understanding is many are relocating to this area. Why OP?

I am worried about schools, FCPS specifically. Maybe the number of refugees is not that high, but for the amount of posts asking for donations on my Facebook page and nextdoor, Iam worried about the impact on FCPS resources - class size, ESOL, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My understanding is many are relocating to this area. Why OP?

I am worried about schools, FCPS specifically. Maybe the number of refugees is not that high, but for the amount of posts asking for donations on my Facebook page and nextdoor, Iam worried about the impact on FCPS resources - class size, ESOL, etc.

Send your kids to a sh#tty fly-by-right evangelical private school if you’re so concerned. There’s plenty of Liberty U feeders all over VA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My understanding is many are relocating to this area. Why OP?

No, they are not. They are moving to other places like Fort McCoy. Some will be immediately resettled around the country by various NGOs and resettlement agencies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My understanding is many are relocating to this area. Why OP?

I am worried about schools, FCPS specifically. Maybe the number of refugees is not that high, but for the amount of posts asking for donations on my Facebook page and nextdoor, Iam worried about the impact on FCPS resources - class size, ESOL, etc.

Send your kids to a sh#tty fly-by-right evangelical private school if you’re so concerned. There’s plenty of Liberty U feeders all over VA.

The Afghan kids are more likely to go to a religious school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My understanding is many are relocating to this area. Why OP?

I am worried about schools, FCPS specifically. Maybe the number of refugees is not that high, but for the amount of posts asking for donations on my Facebook page and nextdoor, Iam worried about the impact on FCPS resources - class size, ESOL, etc.

If this isn't the northern Virginia suburban mindset in a nutshell. Likely to consider yourself rich and liberal but desperately guarding your slice of the resource pie and viewing any brown person as a threat to your children.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My understanding is many are relocating to this area. Why OP?

I am worried about schools, FCPS specifically. Maybe the number of refugees is not that high, but for the amount of posts asking for donations on my Facebook page and nextdoor, Iam worried about the impact on FCPS resources - class size, ESOL, etc.

Assuming you're a troll.

[Anonymous]

Don’t worry op. From the charities I work with that are helping resettle families, they have housing in manassas and woodbridge. They will take the jobs that Americans don’t want for $17/hour and be thankful that their lives have been spared.

[Anonymous]

This has to be a troll

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My understanding is many are relocating to this area. Why OP?

I am worried about schools, FCPS specifically. Maybe the number of refugees is not that high, but for the amount of posts asking for donations on my Facebook page and nextdoor, Iam worried about the impact on FCPS resources - class size, ESOL, etc.

Oh goodness. Seriously? They are being sent to other locations and most would be a boon to any community — perhaps people like you might discover the act of EMPATHY and COMPASSION

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My understanding is many are relocating to this area. Why OP?

I am worried about schools, FCPS specifically. Maybe the number of refugees is not that high, but for the amount of posts asking for donations on my Facebook page and nextdoor, Iam worried about the impact on FCPS resources - class size, ESOL, etc.

If this isn't the northern Virginia suburban mindset in a nutshell. Likely to consider yourself rich and liberal but desperately guarding your slice of the resource pie and viewing any brown person as a threat to your children.

Agreed. Lots of NIMBY in these forums.

[Anonymous]

Those of you calling OP a troll vastly underestimate how UMC parents freak out over the thought of their kids being around poor/non Asian POC. Go read threads in the school forums. The only acceptable public schools are mostly white and Asian UMC ones. Support refugees, BLM, and immigrants? Sure yeah but not in my kids’ school!