In the wake of the chaos caused by the U.S. military's hasty withdrawal from Afghanistan, Afghan refugees are now arriving to the United States by the thousands. 

Under a program introduced by the State Department, it appears as though those refugees will be eligible to apply for assistance, including a one-time $1,250 stipend, according to the Washington Post. 

New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham welcomed the refugees in a tweet, saying, "New Mexico has long been a state that values and takes pride in our diversity and unity of many cultures. I am glad to join Speaker @BrianEgolf in writing to @POTUS to welcome Afghan refugees to New Mexico with open arms and to assist in accommodation and resettlement efforts."

New Mexico will not be alone in resettling refugees with a State Department stipend. Wisconsin, New Jersey, Virginia, and Indiana are also resettlement destinations. It's estimated that 50,000 Afghan refugees in total will be arriving to military bases and establishments around the nation. 

U.S. Northern Command head Air Force General Glen VanHerck said, according to Pinon Post,, “We have cultural differences and those are things that we’re working on, educating both the Afghans and our people on the challenges that we face from a cultural perspective.”

Critics of the action say that it is too great a burden on the taxpayer, and point out that the same courtesy was not extended to Cuban refugees fleeing a communist dictatorship in their home country.