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Fr. Michael Gallagher, S.J., the Jesuit Refugee Service representative to the United Nations in Geneva, discusses the issue of urban refugees, and the recent changes to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Policy on Refugee Protection and Solutions in Urban Areas. JRS is an implementing partner for UNHCR in urban refugee programs in Pretoria and Johannesburg, South Africa. Fr. Gallagher talks about the challenges he witnessed there…
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Montgomery County Maryland Police Chief J. Thomas Manger talks about the conflicts that arise when local police are tasked with enforcing immigration laws. Chief Manger spoke during a one-day conference, Crisis at our Borders: The Human Reality Behind the Immigration Debate. Jesuit Refugee Service/USA, the Jesuit Conference of the United States, Georgetown University’s Center for Social Justice Research, Teaching and Service, the Institute for…
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Frank Sharry, the founder and Executive Director of America's Voice, says Comprehensive Immigration Reform is taking immigration "out of the shadows and placing it under a regulatory regime that works, so that rights are respected and law and order is restored." "If you want to stop illegal immigration, be for Comprehensive Immigration Reform," he says. Mr. Sharry spoke during a one-day conference, Crisis at our Borders: The Human Reality Behind…
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Fr. Sean Carroll, S.J., the Executive Director of the Kino Border Initiative discusses how the KBI responds to the needs of deported migrants, who are often deported far from family and friends, and who may have suffered physical or emotional trauma. Fr. Carroll spoke during a one-day conference, Crisis at our Borders: The Human Reality Behind the Immigration Debate. Jesuit Refugee Service/USA, the Jesuit Conference of the United States, Georgetown…
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Fr. Sean Carroll, S.J., the Executive Director of the Kino Border Initiative shares stories of families being separated when undocumented immigrants are deported from the U.S. Fr. Carroll spoke during a one-day conference, Crisis at our Borders: The Human Reality Behind the Immigration Debate. Jesuit Refugee Service/USA, the Jesuit Conference of the United States, Georgetown University’s Center for Social Justice Research, Teaching and Service,…
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