by Bee Moorhead | Oct 31, 2024 | Human Migration, Human Rights, Latest Posts
It takes a village to analyze U.S. immigration policy, and some of our favorite fellow villagers are the folks at the National Immigration Forum. Texans play leading roles at the Forum, which has been around since 1982. Their recent email update was filled with great...
by Fabiola Olvera Benitez | Oct 23, 2024 | Asylum, Blog, Human Migration, Human Rights, Latest Posts
We currently have a complex immigration system of laws and policies at our border that function to ensnare people seeking safety into a further labyrinth of confusion and suffering. While there are also built in regulations and procedures to safeguard the human rights...
by Scott Atnip | Oct 7, 2024 | Human Migration, Human Rights, Weekly Witness
This week we are excited to introduce Robert Rivera, who wears many hats. Among them, he is Vice President of the Synod Council of the Gulf Coast Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. He is also part of the Houston Faith Votes leadership team, and part...
by Fabiola Olvera Benitez | Sep 17, 2024 | Asylum, Blog, Human Migration, Human Rights, Latest Posts
Migration has occurred since biblical times and is not a new phenomenon. People migrate for a multitude of reasons. One of these reasons is for religious persecution which is a protected ground under the refugee convention and in U.S. asylum laws. Today there...
by Fabiola Olvera Benitez | Aug 23, 2024 | Asylum, Blog, Human Migration, Human Rights, Latest Posts
“The U.S. immigration system goes against religious values, especially Unitarian Universalist values.” “This system is the antithesis to seeing people as human.” “We keep hearing about this idea of restoring dignity but dignity is not revocable.” These were some of...
by Fabiola Olvera Benitez | Aug 8, 2024 | Asylum, Blog, Human Migration, Human Rights, Latest Posts
The Rhizome Center for Migrants hosts a one-week immersive learning experience in Guadalajara, Mexico. I am part of the 10th immigration learning group cohort in attendance with some brilliant immigration professionals including an immigration law professor, an...
