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  1. PA legislature has one of the longest lists of anti- #immigrant bills in the U.S. People of faith say NO! ow.ly/b3kx3 11:45 AM May 21st via HootSuite
  2. PA state legislature has one of the longest lists of pending anti-immigrant bills in the U.S. People of faith say "NO!"... 11:40 AM May 21st via HootSuite
  3. U.S. House bill strips protections for domestic violence survivors. Advocate for the much superior Senate #VAWA bill. ow.ly/aYXyn 12:19 PM May 17th via HootSuite
  4. U.S. House could hurt #immigrant victims of domestic violence today-Call Boehner & your U.S. Rep re #VAWA reauthorization... 8:55 AM May 16th via HootSuite
  5. #Amarillo magazine amarillomagonline.com/article/556 examines the lives and aspirations of #refugees resettled to this #Texas town 1:26 PM May 14th via HootSuite
  6. @samiaq Thank you for all the RTs this week! 8:10 AM May 11th via HootSuite in reply to SamiaQ
  7. Takeaway from May 8-10 CWS resettlement conference: simple friendliness and neighborliness go far in helping #refugees integrate #refugee12 11:16 AM May 10th via Twitter for Android
  8. Wamester, from #UpwardlyGlobal - upwardlyglobal.org - described that group's free resources to help #refugee professionals #refugee12 8:34 AM May 10th via Twitter for Android
  9. Underusing #refugee doctors, engineers & other foreign-trained professionals wastes talent the U.S. needs, said Tadd Wamester #refugee12 8:30 AM May 10th via Twitter for Android
  10. Another resource for building communities welcoming of #refugees is friendsofwelcoming.org #refugee12 7:38 AM May 10th via Twitter for Android
  11. Ellen Gallagher: welcomingcommunities.org has tools to help communities understand and connect to their new #refugee neighbors #refugees12 7:35 AM May 10th via Twitter for Android
  12. Anti #immigrant laws hurt #refugees, too, she said. They fled persecution for safety & now some get pulled over, even detained. #refugee12 7:27 AM May 10th via Twitter for Android
  13. CWS's Jen Smyers said service agencies should also advocate for policies that support #refugees & combat anti #immigrant measures #refugee12 7:19 AM May 10th via Twitter for Android
  14. CWS #refugee resettlement professionals from 36 cities are looking at how to foster #welcomingcommunities for refugee newcomers #refugee12 7:15 AM May 10th via Twitter for Android
  15. Helping #refugees is American as apple pie. Our poster child is Albert Einstein & symbol the Statue of Liberty - Chris George, CT #refugee12 2:16 PM May 9th via Twitter for Android
  16. You are at a party & ask Rob Mezger, "What do you do?" He answers, "I build Americans." "How?" He resettles #refugees to Dallas #refugee12 2:00 PM May 9th via Twitter for Android
  17. Wheeler: Educate educators on who #refugees are and how to help refugee kids learn and join in sports & other school activities. #refugee12 12:09 PM May 9th via Twitter for Android
  18. Schools need to recognize #refugee kids get #bullied because they dress differently, don't speak English or have an accent ... #refugee12 12:04 PM May 9th via Twitter for Android
  19. Wheeler described NY's Welcome to Our Schools program & Dignity for All Students law, both with anti #refugee #bullying content #refugee12 11:58 AM May 9th via Twitter for Android
  20. Help #refugee kids acculturate to U.S. schools AND schools to acculturate to and understand refugees: Dorothy Wheeler, NY State #refugee12 11:50 AM May 9th via Twitter for Android
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