Bipartisan bill would bring 2,500 additional Afghan interpreters to US

Published March 15, 2017 4:46pm ET



A bipartisan group of senators introduced a bill on Wednesday to allow 2,500 more Afghans who worked as translators for U.S. forces to come to America.

The special immigrant visa program allows Afghans who supported the military there to come to America and bring their families. Many face threats of death or violence because of their work with the military.

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