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THE COLONY, Texas -- On a Saturday afternoon, the parking lot at St. Sophia’s Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church was full.

It's less bad than Trump-era efforts along the same lines. But saying that is damning with faint praise.

A new State Department initiative will let American citizens sponsor refugees fleeing danger.

The interview covers the Uniting for Ukraine program, the expansion of private refugee sponsorship to cover migrants from elsewhere, and various potential objections to these policies.

Responses to some of the most common queries I have gotten.

The move is a step in the right direction. But it has limitations and is combined with harmful "border enforcement" measures.

The article explains why the progam is a major improvement over previous policies, and how it can be further improved and made a model for refugee policy generally.

In sharp contrast to the sclerotic traditional refugee admissions program, the new private refugee sponsorship program enables Ukrainians fleeing war and repression to enter the US quickly and relatively easily. As a participating sponsor myself, I have firsthand knowledge of its effectiveness.

Uniting for Ukraine, a program providing private support to displaced Ukrainians, has proved more effective than the government's own resettlement efforts.