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African refugees see racial bias as US welcomes Ukrainians

Vera Arnot, of Kyiv, Ukraine, who currently attends college in Boston, stands for a photograph in front of a mural, in Boston, Tuesday, March 29, 2022. Arnot, who hopes to apply for Temporary Protected Status, says TPS would allow her to seek a job off campus with potentially better pay and longer hours so she doesn’t have to rely on her family’s support amid the Russian invasion. Arnot said she hopes the program can be extended to other deserving nations as well. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) Vera Arnot, of Kyiv, Ukraine, who currently attends college in Boston, stands for a photograph, in Boston, Tuesday, March 29, 2022. Arnot, who hopes to apply for Temporary Protected Status, says TPS would allow her to seek a job off campus with potentially better pay and longer hours so she doesn’t have to rely on her family’s support amid the Russian invasion. Arnot said she hopes the program can be extended to other deserving nations as well. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) Vera Arnot, of Kyiv, Ukraine, who currently attends college in Boston, stands for a photograph in front of a mural, in Boston, Tuesday, March 29, 2022. Arnot, who hopes to apply for Temporary Protected Status, says TPS would allow her to seek a job off campus with potentially better pay and longer hours so she doesn’t have to rely on her family’s support amid the Russian invasion. Arnot said she hopes the program can be extended to other deserving nations as well. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) Vera Arnot, of Kyiv, Ukraine, who currently attends college in Boston, stands for a photograph, in Boston, Tuesday, March 29, 2022. Arnot, who hopes to apply for Temporary Protected Status, says TPS would allow her to seek a job off campus with potentially better pay and longer hours so she doesn’t have to rely on her family’s support amid the Russian invasion. Arnot said she hopes the program can be extended to other deserving nations as well. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) Vera Arnot, of Kyiv, Ukraine, who currently attends college in Boston, stands for a photograph in front of a mural, in Boston, Tuesday, March 29, 2022. Arnot, who hopes to apply for Temporary Protected Status, says TPS would allow her to seek a job off campus with potentially better pay and longer hours so she can help support loved ones, many of whom are unable to work during the Russian invasion. Arnot said she hopes the program can be extended to other deserving nations as well. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) Vera Arnot, of Kyiv, Ukraine, who currently attends college in Boston, stands for a photograph, in Boston, Tuesday, March 29, 2022. Arnot, who hopes to apply for Temporary Protected Status, says TPS would allow her to seek a job off campus with potentially better pay and longer hours so she can help support loved ones, many of whom are unable to work during the Russian invasion. Arnot said she hopes the program can be extended to other deserving nations as well. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) Karla Morales, of Revere, Mass., polishes a mirror while working at her families' party supply shop, in the East Boston neighborhood of Boston, Sunday, March 27, 2022. Morales, who left El Salvador with her family when she was 3 years old, and has been on Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, nearly her whole life, says the status has allowed her family to work, build a successful small business and pay taxes but without providing a pathway to citizenship. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) Karla Morales, of Revere, Mass., inflates balloons while working at her families' party supply shop, in the East Boston neighborhood of Boston, Sunday, March 27, 2022. Morales, who left El Salvador with her family when she was 3 years old, and has been on Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, nearly her whole life, says the status has allowed her family to work, build a successful small business and pay taxes but without providing a pathway to citizenship. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) Karla Morales, of Revere, Mass., stands for a photograph at an entrance to her families' party supply shop, in the East Boston neighborhood of Boston, Sunday, March 27, 2022. Morales, who left El Salvador with her family when she was 3 years old, and has been on Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, nearly her whole life, says the status has allowed her family to work, build a successful small business and pay taxes but without providing a pathway to citizenship. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) Wilfred Tebah, who fled Cameroon during its ongoing conflict, poses for a photo in the backyard of his home, Thursday, March 31, 2022, in Columbus, Ohio. African refugees say the recent decision to grant Ukrainians fleeing war refugee status and other humanitarian protections underscores the racial bias inherent in American immigration policy. Tebah says he and other immigrants from Cameroon have long been deserving of similar humanitarian considerations. (AP Photo/Patrick Orsagos) Wilfred Tebah, who fled Cameroon during its ongoing conflict, poses for a photo in the backyard of his home, Thursday, March 31, 2022, in Columbus, Ohio. African refugees say the recent decision to grant Ukrainians fleeing war refugee status and other humanitarian protections underscores the racial bias inherent in American immigration policy. Tebah says he and other immigrants from Cameroon have long been deserving of similar humanitarian considerations. (AP Photo/Patrick Orsagos)
African refugees see racial bias as US welcomes Ukrainians