Tom Carper: “I think it is un-American not to accept refugees.”

For too long, the seats have not been filled, and not been filled properly.

Public engagement can build trust, it can increase public buy-in, can help resolve issues, can help prevent litigation, and ultimately it can save time and money.

To have vacancies that may be not just months, but in some cases years to that have been filled, that justice delayed is justice denied.

We will do it again. Maybe the next time we will actually make it to Columbia.