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Shimelba refugee camp in EthiopiaCreated on June 27, 2008 at 6:54am
Tham Hin Refugee Camp, ThailandUpdated on June 26, 2008 at 8:53am
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1 in 5 Iraqis have fled their homes due to war… that's 2 million Iraqi refugees worldwide… of those, the U.S. has only resettled 14,000 of them… that’
U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI)
Isn’t it about time we used our tax dollars to empower refugees instead of sustaining them in substandard camps?
Ask Secretary Clinton to redirect U.S. funds to support a community hosting alternative within Thailand where Thai civic groups and congregations would "adopt" and resettle refugee families much like refugee...s are in the U.S.
Funds would be used to improve local schools, hospitals, and housing that will benefit refugees and local Thais alike. This innovative approach will get refugee families out of camps and on the road to rebuilding their lives, strengthen local Thai communities, and ensure that U.S. tax dollars are not paying for meager food rations for these refugees twenty years from now.
Please ask Secretary Clinton to act today at https://secure2.convio.net/uscri/site/Ad
Ask Secretary Clinton to redirect U.S. funds to support a community hosting alternative within Thailand where Thai civic groups and congregations would "adopt" and resettle refugee families much like refugee...s are in the U.S.
Funds would be used to improve local schools, hospitals, and housing that will benefit refugees and local Thais alike. This innovative approach will get refugee families out of camps and on the road to rebuilding their lives, strengthen local Thai communities, and ensure that U.S. tax dollars are not paying for meager food rations for these refugees twenty years from now.
Please ask Secretary Clinton to act today at https://secure2.convio.net/uscri/site/Ad
U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI)
Longtime refugee advocate Angelina Jolie has called on the Thai government to take steps to end the warehousing of Myanmar refugees in northern Thailand.
USCRI launched the international Campaign to End Warehousing in 2004. The Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu and several Nobel laureates joined nearly 500 organizations from 80 countries in supporting our campaign.
U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI)
At her recent confirmation hearing. Secretary of State Clinton announced her commitment to make refugees a priority and to find solutions for warehoused refugees.
YOU can help make sure the new Administration keeps its promise. Email President Obama with our refugee-friendly policy recommendations:
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U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI)
Want to help refugees around the world fleeing war and persecution? All we need is your electronic John Hancock.
You can help make sure every refugee has their basic human rights protected and be able to live in safety, keep their family together, have a home, support their family, and send their children to school.
Sig...n the Stand with a Refugee pledge today and join the global movement of people who demand that refugees basic human rights are protected.
Visit www.StandWithaRefugee.org to get started!Read More
You can help make sure every refugee has their basic human rights protected and be able to live in safety, keep their family together, have a home, support their family, and send their children to school.
Sig...n the Stand with a Refugee pledge today and join the global movement of people who demand that refugees basic human rights are protected.
Visit www.StandWithaRefugee.org to get started!Read More
U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI)
**Through the Fire**
At 6, he risked his life to save his sister when soldiers burned down his house. He then endured 17 years in a refugee camp. Now 23, he finally has the chance for a better life.
Find out about Devi’s incredible story at StandwithaRefugee.org.
U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI)
***USCRI gives Maria a second chance at life***
After years of abuse, 13-year-old Maria fled her home to find safety in the U.S. Police arrested her at the border and put her in a detention center. Without a lawyer to represent her at the immigration hearing, Maria would likely have faced the fate of the 7,000 other chi...ldren like her—sent back to a life of abuse and danger.
Find out how USCRI's Children's Center helped Maria get a second chance at life by matching her with a trained lawyer. We provide pro bono legal and social services for unaccompanied refugee and immigrant children as they navigate the U.S. Immigration Courts.
Find out more here: http://uscri.refugees.org/site/PageNavig
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After years of abuse, 13-year-old Maria fled her home to find safety in the U.S. Police arrested her at the border and put her in a detention center. Without a lawyer to represent her at the immigration hearing, Maria would likely have faced the fate of the 7,000 other chi...ldren like her—sent back to a life of abuse and danger.
Find out how USCRI's Children's Center helped Maria get a second chance at life by matching her with a trained lawyer. We provide pro bono legal and social services for unaccompanied refugee and immigrant children as they navigate the U.S. Immigration Courts.
Find out more here: http://uscri.refugees.org/site/PageNavig
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