Monthly Archives: June 2016

After the Supreme Court failure on immigration — keep on talking, keep on walking

Posted on June 23, 2016 by Mary Turck

Hours after today’s disastrous Supreme Court immigration decision, a website called The Excluded popped up in my Facebook feed. The Excluded faces and stories of longtime U.S. residents who live every day at risk of deportation. “Noemi Romero, 24, has … Continue reading →

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63 million people and a crisis of solidarity

Posted on June 21, 2016 by Mary Turck

A new UN refugee agency report shows 65.3 million people forcibly displaced from their homes around the world. Of that number, 21.3 million are refugees and 3.2 million are seeking asylum. Another 40.8 million internally displaced persons live inside their … Continue reading →

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