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Donors, volunteers, churches and community organizations have responded swiftly and generously in the weeks since abrupt policy changes and executive orders altered the course of refugee resettlement across the state and nation.
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A Movement of Change
The overwhelming needs of our world can push us toward quick fixes that leave underlying problems unsolved. At World Relief,…
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Presidential Determination
Late Friday night, President Trump signed the annual presidential determination of the maximum number of refugees who could be resettled to the United States in the upcoming fiscal year. The number, 18,000, is historically low.
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I Survived the Vietnam War to Become a Proud American
I was born in southern Vietnam in 1953. I grew up just like any other boy in my country and had a happy childhood.
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Take a Number
People around the world are fleeing violence, oppression and poverty. I visited Tijuana in early October to get a firsthand look at what asylum seekers experience when they reach our border.
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Neema’s Plight
In an area known as Mile 46 in the Kajiado District of Kenya, the Elangata Wuas Primary School sits beside a grove of trees. On a seemingly ordinary Friday in July, the whole school — boys and girls, teachers and the headmaster — leave their lessons and gather to welcome visitors outside in the schoolyard.
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A Prayer for When It’s Too Much
On Thursday, the Trump administration announced its intention to set a refugee ceiling of just 18,000 for FY 2020. This drastic cut comes at one of the most vulnerable points in the refugee crisis.
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