Learn about the realities of immigration and hear from some of our neighbors who've been immigrants and refugees. This two-part series will cover some of the basics about immigration, current national and local issues, and the asylum process.
Anna Cushman, the faith community liaison for the Carolinas Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, will share about immigration more generally, touching on the challenges many immigrants face, current issues in immigration, and how the faith community is or can be supportive.
Pamela Dellinger of Refugee Support Services will present a 20-minute version of the RSS Refugee 101 training that will include a review of forced migration worldwide, refugees and other populations that are served through the national resettlement program (with particular focus on the legal nature of the designation "refugee") , an overview of how resettlement works at a national level, and some brief details on the landscape locally. She'll also touch very briefly on Afghanistan and Ukraine.
LISTEN TO THE ZOOM RECORDING HERE
Please note that you'll need to allow the recording about 30-60 seconds to be ready to play. The program begins about 15 minutes in so you'll want to fast forward.
LEGAL AID OF NORTH CAROLINA
The US Immigration System and Rich Local Partnerships For Justice
Anna Cushman - Faith Community Liaison for the Carolinas Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association
REFUGEE SUPPORT SERVICES
Interested in volunteering with RSS? fill out a volunteer application form here
If there are groups interested in knowing more information specifically about refugees, please contact Madison Bishop, who can give a Refugee 101 presentation.
For any other inquiries/questions, please contact:
HOW DOES A REFUGEE GET TO CLT?
TRENDS AT A GLANCE
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