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Read MoreWill America Stand Again With the World’s Refugees?
Today marks the one year anniversary of the refugee travel ban. Hashim, Mariam and their children (pictured) arrived before the ban took effect.
Read MoreWhen Statistics Lie
Earlier this week, the U.S. Departments of Justice and Homeland Security jointly released a new report focused on “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States.”
Read MoreEnough is Enough
Writing in 1921 after the first World War, English poet WB Yeats wrote a poem entitled “The Second Coming,“ in…
Read MoreWorld Relief Statement on President Trump’s Reported Immigration Comments
Since last evening, a national conversation has unfolded on news and social media channels in response to President Trump’s reported comments regarding immigrants from Haiti and from African countries, spoken during a meeting this week with Congressional leaders.
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Love Never Fails
Sometimes it feels as though the world is on fire. Each day of 2017 brought a new story that reminded us that we live in a world seemingly settled on top of tinder, full of angry people running around with match in hand. We see the flames of war, terrorism, sexual violence, racism and continued violence against the refugee and immigrant raging around us and growing in intensity.
Read More17 Moments We Saw Love in Action in 2017
As we reflect on 2017, it’s impossible to deny that the past year brought a lot of pain, destruction,…
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