I guess it's a matter of following the "paper(money)trail":
Located within the State Department,
the Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) is responsible for helping refugees around the world either through assistance to international and non-governmental organizations or by admitting refugees to the United States. PRM administers and monitors American contributions to international and non-governmental organizations to assist and protect refugees abroad,
and it oversees admissions of refugees to the US for permanent resettlement in coordination with the US Citizenship and Immigration Services, the Department of Health and Human Services and various state and private voluntary agencies. In FY 2007, 48,281 refugees were admitted to the US.
Population and Migration
PRM takes the lead for the State Department in matters related to international population policy, working closely with the Bureau for International Organizations, US Agency for International Development (USAID) and other federal agencies. The bureau works to increase national and international awareness of population issues and integrate these issues into broader economic growth and development strategies. PRM also monitors demographic trends of refugees and integrates them into the policy process. PRM represents the US on the governing bodies of international and multilateral organizations, such as the UN Population Fund and the UN Commission on Population and Development. PRM does not manage population program funds; this is done by USAID. Most US population assistance is provided through the USAID Child Survival and Health Account.
Iraq Refugee Protection and Assistance
PRM leads the State Department’s efforts to bolster UN agencies and NGOs responding to humanitarian needs of refugees in Iraq. USAID programs support thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) inside Iraq and other at-risk people through activities such as emergency relief supplies and support for mobile medical teams and emergency health. Almost $1 billion in humanitarian assistance for displaced Iraqis in Iraq and neighboring states has been given by the U.S. government since 2003.
The Iraq war has produced one of the fastest-growing refugee crises in the world, with more than one and a half million Iraqis displaced from their homes. But the United States has been slow to take in Iraqi refugees (see Controversies) because of tougher security screenings. Also, as part of its FY 2009 budget request for Migration and Refugee Assistance, PRM excluded funding for Iraq and Afghanistan, telling Congress the Bush administration preferred to “continue to review humanitarian assistance needs” in those regions and request supplemental funding at a later time, if necessary.
Refugee Assistance
PRM financial support for refugees is distributed throughout the world, with the Near East ($290 million) and Africa ($288 million) the largest beneficiaries, according to the bureau’s latest budget
report (PDF) to Congress. For example, aid to Africa went to help refugees caught in the political crisis happening in Darfur (Sudan-Chad), Somalia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Zimbabwe. Key countries outside Africa receiving aid are Afghanistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, North Korea, the West Bank/Gaza, Nepal, Colombia, the Balkans and North Caucasus.
According to the
Federal Grants Wire, PRM maintains seven geographically-based assistance programs:
Facts, reports and briefings regarding refugee assistance are available on the PRM web site, along with information on how non-governmental organizations can
apply for financial support for overseas operations that aid refugees.
Where Does the Money Go
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The majority of PRM-managed funds (87%) are given to international organizations. The rest goes to NGOs. The primary recipients of PRM’s largess are:
- Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- International Red Cross
- UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
- International Organization for Migration
- UN Children’s Fund
- UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
- World Food Program
- UN Development Program
- Red Crescent
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Controversies
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US Slow to Take Iraqi Refugees
US officials and refugee experts have declared Iraq one of the worst refugee crises in the world. An estimated 1.7 million Iraqis have been displaced and up to 100,000 have fled the country to Jordan, Syria and other nations. But the US has been slow to take in Iraqis, falling short of its promised goals.
During 2006-2007, the US admitted more than 1,600 refugees from Iraq. But that was more than 5,000 short of officials’ original objectives for that time period. The lag prompted US Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker to write a memo asking PRM officials to pick up the pace. Then-Assistant Secretary Ellen Sauerbrey blamed the problem on lack of infrastructure in Iraq when the refugee program began in 2006 and on Department of Homeland Security restrictions requiring every Iraqi entering the US to undergo thorough examination and review.
I cited the above information only to demonstrate that, in fact, aid can and will be to used for resettlement in the U.S. Happens all the time. Please note, I'm not saying anything for or against refugee resettlement.