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Line 81: === Refugees from religious intolerance === In March, 2013, Gabbard joined with ten other Democratic and eight Republican representatives in a letter to President Obama asking that he "extend and reform visa programs for Iraqi and Afghan allies … who have risked their lives to aid our troops and protect America’s security~~, … as federal agencies have issued only a fraction of the visas that Congress originally authorized~~."<ref>{{Cite web \|last=International Refugee Assistance Project \|first= \|last2= \|first2= \|last3= \|first3= \|title=Congress Demands Action on Special Immigrant Visa Program {{!}} International Refugee Assistance Project \|url=https://refugeerights.org/news-resources/congress-demands-action-on-special-immigrant-visa-program \|access-date=2022-05-13 \|website=refugeerights.org \|language=en}}</ref> In September, 2015, Gabbard sponsored a bill with [[Duncan D. Hunter\|Duncan Hunter]] (R-CA) to prioritize accepting refugees such as Christians and [[Yezidis]] who are "_targeted specifically" by [[Islamic State]] "because of their religious beliefs, and face forced conversions to Islam, mass abductions, sexual enslavements, and executions."<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.civilbeat.org/2015/09/gabbard-wants-refuge-for-religious-minorities/\|title=Gabbard: Help Victims of Genocide\|last=Blair\|first=Chad\|date=2015-09-24\|website=Honolulu Civil Beat\|language=en\|access-date=2019-12-31}}</ref>

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