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@LCO_orchestra @RiyadNicolas @cadoganhall Hope it's an amazing night! Thanks for your support.
May 17, 2013
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RT @DCComics: Amazing. 2.6k of you gave $150K+ to #WeCanBeHeroes. Big thanks from DCComics @SavetheChildren @mercycorps @theIRC t.co…
May 17, 2013
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Cyclone Mahasan update: It spared Myanmar almost entirely, and the storm’s impact in Rakhine State was minimal.
May 17, 2013
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Cyclone Mahasan update: Storm weakened & then dissipated Thurs, causing far less damage than had been feared as it passed over Bangladesh.
May 17, 2013
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Call Senate Judiciary Cttee & urge them to pass #CIR that includes protections for asylees & #refugees: t.co/4OQrSoAGVt #CIRmarkup
May 16, 2013
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Immigration
Posted by The.IRC on April 18th, 2013
With thousands of families being torn apart each year because of our badly broken immigration system, we simply cannot afford further delay. Now is the time to act on immigration reform. Email your member of Congress today and urge them to pass the immigration reform bill. more »
Posted in Advocacy, Immigration, United States | Tags: Advocacy, immigration, United States, comprehensive immigration reform |
Posted by The.IRC on November 13th, 2012
For many refugees who are given sanctuary in the U.S., citizenship represents the ultimate sense of belonging in their new country. The IRC has joined forces with the New Americans Campaign to help them achieve that goal. more »
Posted in Immigration, Resettlement, Legal Aid, United States | Tags: refugees, resettlement, Andy Grove, New Americans Campaign, citizenship. immigration |
Posted by The.IRC on November 6th, 2012
TODAY contributor Brooke Hauser's story about U.S. citizenship — and immigrants voting for the first time — features a young refugee resettled by the IRC in New York and a caseworker with the IRC in Salt Lake City. more »
Posted in Immigration, United States, US - New York, NY, US - Salt Lake City, UT | Tags: refugees, resettlement, immigration, citizenship |
Posted by The.IRC on July 6th, 2012
Germaine, a refugee from war-torn Republic of Congo, and her family were resettled by the IRC in Abilene, Texas, in 2007. With the goal of becoming a U.S. citizen, Germaine has enrolled in an IRC citizenship education program, studying English as a second language and American civics. more »
Posted in Immigration, Resettlement, Abilene, TX, United States, US - Dallas, TX | Tags: refugee resettlement, education, ESL, Congolese refugees, U.S. citizenship, Q&A | 1 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on June 2nd, 2011
Bob Montgomery, the executive director of the IRC in San Diego, recently visited the White House as a "Champion of Change." While there, he participated in a round-table meeting with government officials and other Champion of Change awardees. He also recorded a video about the importance of equal treatment for all in this country -- whether foreign-born or not. more »
Posted in Immigration, United States | Tags: White House, immigration, San Diego, Bob Montgomery, Champion of Change |
Posted by The.IRC on May 18th, 2011
Congratulations to the IRC in San Diego on being the first refugee resettlement program to win an E Pluribus Unum Prize from the Migration Policy Institute. The award honors those who are working to strengthen relationships between native-born and foreign-born Americans and to help immigrant families succeed in the United States. more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States | Tags: refugees, resettlement, immigration, San Diego, E Pluribus Unum Prize, Migration Policy Institute |
Posted by The.IRC on September 2nd, 2010
Problematic changes in the Supplemental Social Security Income program may cut off the incomes of vulnerable refugees. The IRC’s Bob Carey says the changes run “counter to the humanitarian principles” on which the U.S. accepted the refugees. more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States | Tags: refugees, news, immigration |
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on February 29th, 2008
Posted in Children & Youth, Immigration, War, Africa, Middle East, United States, US - Charlottesville, VA | Tags: refugees, Angelina Jolie, asylum, humanitarian, unhcr |
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on January 18th, 2008
Posted in Children & Youth, Immigration, Women, United States | Tags: refugees, humanitarian |
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