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
CWS decries family separation and incarceration, reaffirms dignity of all seeking asylum Washington, D.C. – In light of the government’s failure to reunite separated immigrant children with their families by today’s court-ordered deadline, Rev. John L. McCullough, President and CEO of … Continued
New York Times: A portrait of life in the shelters for the children detained after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. By Dan Barry, Miriam Jordan, Annie Correal and Manny Fernandez Leer en español Do not misbehave. Do not sit on the floor. Do not share your … Continued
Posted at https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/early-childhood/reports/2018/07/12/453378/trumps-family-incarceration-policy-threatens-healthy-child-development/ By Leila Schochet Posted on July 12, 2018, 9:01 am Getty/Spencer PlattA Honduran mother and child wait along the border bridge in Brownsville, Texas, after being denied entry from Mexico into the United States on June 25, 2018. President Donald … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Your voices have been heard! The stalling of the horrible Goodlatte bill in Congress last week proved (again!) that our voices are powerful when we speak up for justice. But the fight isn’t over! Ryan’s harmful … Continued
From Amnesty International USA (http://www.amnestyusa.org): This past week has been tough. We’ve seen the cruelty of the administration towards families seeking asylum in the US. Children are taken from their parents at the border and put into government-run shelters, often … Continued