From Faith in Public Life (http://www.faithinpubliclife.org): Every person is made in the image of God and is thus worthy of respect and dignity. That means every person should be counted and represented by their government. That is why we are … Continued
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): In an urgent effort to stop the administration from cutting refugee resettlement to a drastic new low, we are launching our brand new #Welcome75k Toolkit and a religious leader sign-on letter. Please join us … Continued
From the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (http://www.nrcat.org): The family separation crisis happening at the border is a human rights disaster, not to mention the Administration’s “zero tolerance” and other anti-immigrant policies. Families are still arriving, seeking to escape physical … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Immigration and Citizenship Coalition (http://www.paimmigrant.org): PICC is excited to announce that it is hiring a full-time staff member based in Pittsburgh! The Western PA Program Staff will be responsible for moving forward PICC’s Capacity Building Program and advocacy work … Continued
From the National Immigration Law Center (http://www.nilc.org): Once again, another court has rejected the cruel and unlawful termination of the DACA program — ruling that the termination was unlawful. While this decision changes nothing for now for first-time DACA applicants, … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): Right now, the administration is trying to further dismantle the refugee resettlement program by setting the refugee admissions goal at a drastic new low of 25,000 for fiscal year 2019. This reduction would follow this … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2018/08/02/zero-tolerance-border-disaster-families/#.W2NGcdVKgdU By Richelle Friedman August 2, 2018 At Tuesday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on “Oversight of Immigration Enforcement and Family Reunification Efforts,” Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) minced no words. He said, “If families and children are going to be kept in … Continued
From Amnesty International USA (http://www.amnestyusa.org): Carlos was locked up at the age of three. His crime? Being carried across the border in his Mom’s arms, running from threats at gunpoint. Support from Amnesty activists — passionate people like you — … Continued
Posted at https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/7/27/1784042/-Indiana-church-replaces-detained-Holy-Family-with-new-display-your-reflection Gabe Ortiz, Daily Kos Staff Friday July 27, 2018 · 4:50 PM EDT Christ Church Cathedral The same Indiana church that held the Holy Family “in detention” has replaced the statues with a mirror, so that anyone who walks by will see their … Continued
The Moral Cost of the Immigration Crisis By Richard Primus Sometime in 1940, an 11-year-old refugee named Yudita Nisse reached the United States on a boat from Japan. Her Latvian-Jewish family had fled Nazi Germany east across the Soviet Union; the trip to … Continued