Today we recognize that many of our friends and neighbors are afraid and uncertain about what might await them and their families in the new year. These individuals have already endured trauma and pain due to calls for mass deportations, misinformation about immigrant communities, and threatened legal status.
The United States’s history is one of displaced people, from our origin story of the Pilgrims to the waves of immigrants from countries around the world who came to start over due to famine, war, and violence.
Here at Their Story Is Our Story, we know that the United States of America is stronger because of those who were forced to leave their homes and start anew with us. They bring vitality, determination, fortitude, and are essential to our economy, our culture, our communities, and our country. We are, and will continue to be, #betterwithrefugees.
Georgetown Law Professor Presents “Know Your Rights”
Allowing Newcomers to Work Helps, Not Hinders, The Economy
There are many misconceptions about the effects newcomers have on the economy. Granting newcomers formal labor market access actually helps improve the economy, current citizens job opportunities, and newcomer’s livelihoods.
One Does Not Choose to Become a Refugee
A refugee reflects on integration and how she feels like her heart is in two places at once. She loves her new city, but Kabul will always be the city of her dreams.