The effort is designed to show support for legal immigration of more Afghans who worked alongside American forces during the war overseas.
The executive order cited Afghanistan's poor vetting measures and a visa overstay rate as reasons for the ban.
How an unconventional decision to accept a higher proportion of recruits scoring in the bottom 30% played a role in achieving recruiting targets.
By Hope Hodge Seck
More than a dozen senators said Congress needs to raise the limit on the number of special immigrant visas the U.S. can process for Afghans.
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