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Jesuit Refugee Service | Higher education... transform thinking... transform the world
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Higher education. transform thinking. transform the world. In partnership with Jesuit Commons: Higher Education at the Margins (JC:HEM). The Jesuit Refugee Service combines the best of new technology with the ancient Jesuit philosophy of Ignatian pedagogy – which emphasises experience, reflection, evaluation, action and service – to make online higher education courses available to refugees. The programme comprises a three-year liberal arts diploma programme accredited by Regis University in Denver, Colo...
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Asylum for the Jews of France? Political Asylum, The Asylumist, Immigration Law The Asylumist
http://www.asylumist.com/2015/04/17/asylum-for-the-jews-of-france
Asylum for the Jews of France? April 17, 2015. Over the past few years, there have been a number of deadly and horrific attacks against Jewish people in Europe. Targeted by radical Muslims, Jews have been murdered in a Kosher market, outside a synagogue, and at a Jewish daycare facility. They have been targeted for attack at a Jewish Community Center, and there have been hundreds of lesser (but still frightening) instances of anti-Semitism. The Jews of France are not alone. But is that enough? First, it ...
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Refugees Come to America–To Sing! Political Asylum, The Asylumist, Immigration Law The Asylumist
http://www.asylumist.com/2015/04/23/refugees-come-to-america-to-sing
Refugees Come to America–To Sing! April 23, 2015. In Asylees and Refugees. 8220;If I could, I would return tomorrow.” It’s a beautiful and sad testament to a life lived in exile, and it is not an uncommon story. The Refugee All Stars embody the old proverb, “It ain’t about how hard you hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward.” (Balboa 3:16). In that vein, one of my favorite musicians is Enrico Macias. Like many people who have experi...
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The Border Problem, Solved Political Asylum, The Asylumist, Immigration Law The Asylumist
http://www.asylumist.com/2014/06/11/the-border-problem-solved
The Border Problem, Solved. June 11, 2014. We’ve been hearing a lot lately about the dramatic increase of asylum seekers. For some politicians, even considering thinking about possibly looking into immigration reform can be harmful. Regardless of the reasons behind it, the surge of people arriving at our Southern border has created real problems for the asylum system and for all applicants, many of whom are facing long, seemingly indefinite, delays. So what can be done about the situation? There are obvi...
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Jesuit Refugee Service | Jordan and Lebanon: Syrian refugees face food cuts
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Problématiques en pleine lumière. Temas en el punto de mira. Communiqués de presse. Problématiques en pleine lumière. Actualización de proyectos. Temas en el punto de mira. Jordan and Lebanon: Syrian refugees face food cuts. With little money for rent or food, Syrian refugees in the Middle East often face hard choices about their children's education. (Dominik Asbach / Jesuit Refugee Service). JRS Jordan hopes to expand its work in Jordan to meet the growing needs of out-of-camp refugees, most of whom ar...
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Jesuit Refugee Service | Praying with Refugees
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Problématiques en pleine lumière. Temas en el punto de mira. Communiqués de presse. Actualización de proyectos. Confronted by the conflict, slaughter, and seemingly endless anguish in so many other places in our world, we wonder how God can allow such things to happen. The Old Testament describes how the people of Israel suffered war, violence, famine, persecution, and exile, and how they tried to find the presence of the loving God of the covenant in all those harsh realities. Praying with Refugees: edu...
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Old Asylum Cases Are the New Priority Political Asylum, The Asylumist, Immigration Law The Asylumist
http://www.asylumist.com/2015/02/12/old-asylum-cases-are-the-new-priority
Old Asylum Cases Are the New Priority. February 12, 2015. As of December 2014, there was 73,103 asylum cases pending in Asylum Offices across the United States. That’s up from 65,759 in October, an increase of 7,344 cases in just three months (you can see the latest stats here. It’s finally your turn.”. I’ve written before about the reasons. So how were the Asylum Offices dealing with the increased volume, and what has changed? The USCIS Asylum Division is hiring an additional 175 asylum officers, increa...
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International | The Asylumist
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Refugee Team to Compete in Olympic Games. August 3, 2016. In Asylees and Refugees. African-American’s Guide to Seeking Asylum Abroad. July 13, 2016. Must Asylum Lawyers Advise Our Clients to Enter the US Illegally Through Mexico? April 12, 2016. Asylum in Canada Is Not for Everyone (Sorry Aboot That). March 31, 2016. Climate Change and the End of Refugee Resettlement. January 21, 2016. Asylum Seekers Gone Wild. January 13, 2016. How Halloween Helps Save the World (or at Least Some Refugee Children).
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Why Has the Asylum Office Skipped My Case? Political Asylum, The Asylumist, Immigration Law The Asylumist
http://www.asylumist.com/2014/03/06/why-has-the-asylum-office-skipped-my-case
Why Has the Asylum Office Skipped My Case? March 6, 2014. If you are an asylum seeker who filed an affirmative asylum case between about January 2013 and October 2013, you probably have not yet been interviewed, and your case has–seemingly–disappeared into a black hole. Meanwhile, other asylum seekers who filed after you are being interviewed and receiving decisions. So what gives? The storage room for backlogged asylum cases. October 2013 are being heard, while cases filed between January 2013 and Octob...
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Where Cato Gets It Wrong on Asylum Political Asylum, The Asylumist, Immigration Law The Asylumist
http://www.asylumist.com/2014/04/30/where-cato-gets-it-wrong-on-asylum
Where Cato Gets It Wrong on Asylum. April 30, 2014. The Cato Institute’s Alex Nowrasteh recently published a piece in the Huffington Post called Saving the Asylum System. The title accurately reflects the author’s point, and of course I agree that our asylum system should be preserved (and–really–cherished). But where Mr. Nowrasteh gets it wrong, I think, is his analysis of the problem. Recipe for a refugee: Take one economic migrant, add persecutors, mix thoroughly. And a whopping 45% of defensive asylum.
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