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Yesterday, members of the #AfghanEvac coalition joined volunteers from across the ecosystem for a @WhiteHouse event hosted by the NSC to recognize the work of the dedicated Afghans & volunteers who put their hearts and souls into this relocation & resettlement effort. 
While there are many hundreds & thousands of other dedicated folks who have been involved in this effort, this small group represents the wide range of volunteers who continue to work to ensure our Afghan friends can begin new lives here and pursue their own American dream.
A nonpartisan effort like none other, the volunteers all across this ecosystem represent the best of America, combining a wholesale commitment to our #Afghan allies, the willingness to do hard and heartbreaking work, and the unparalleled dedication to see it through to the end.
The @StateDept Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released a follow-up report yesterday on the Afghan Special Immigration Visa (SIV) program.
#AfghanEvac top-line takeaways are in the thread below and we encourage everyone engaged to read this report:
stateoig.gov/report/aud-mer…
#AfghanEvac top-line takeaways are in the thread below and we encourage everyone engaged to read this report:
stateoig.gov/report/aud-mer…
Previous recommendations to @StateDept from the OIG on compliance with quarterly reporting and processing times were not fully or adequately addressed -- resulting in long-standing problems growing worse over the last year.
Wait times for processing are too long and not calculated consistently across different relevant orgs.
Interoperability challenges between government technology systems create issues with reliability of information.
Lack of interagency coordination continues to be a barrier.
Interoperability challenges between government technology systems create issues with reliability of information.
Lack of interagency coordination continues to be a barrier.
📺 Watch the statement by Finance Secretary @_KateForbes - introducing our #ScotBudget to build a fairer, greener and more prosperous Scotland.
⏰ Tune in now on scottishparliamentlive.tv, or follow this thread for live updates.
⏰ Tune in now on scottishparliamentlive.tv, or follow this thread for live updates.
@_KateForbes 📣 @_KateForbes: "Presiding Officer, the Budget presented to Parliament today will tackle the climate emergency, will support economic recovery and reduce inequalities.
It also comes at a crucial moment for Scotland." #ScotBudget
It also comes at a crucial moment for Scotland." #ScotBudget
@_KateForbes KF: "It is the first Budget of this parliamentary term.
It is also the first Budget of this partnership government – it has been developed in cooperation with the Scottish Green Party..." #ScotBudget
It is also the first Budget of this partnership government – it has been developed in cooperation with the Scottish Green Party..." #ScotBudget
The Senate parliamentarian just recommended that a path to citizenship for Dreamers, TPS holders, and Essential Workers should not be included in the budget reconciliation bill. We are disappointed to hear the news, but we know that this fight is far from over. 🧵👇🏾
We have spent decades fighting for a path to legalization for all undocumented immigrants in this country. We are not giving up now. Democrats in Congress can still keep their promise, without compromising on increased enforcement.
We expect them to use all the tools to get this done. They can do the following:
✅Dems can rework the legalization language and resubmit to the Parliamentarian;
✅Vice President Harris can overrule the parliamentarian;
✅Dems can rework the legalization language and resubmit to the Parliamentarian;
✅Vice President Harris can overrule the parliamentarian;
The recent attention in the media to the pressing issue of #DocumentedDreamers gives us an opportunity to take a bigger view of immigration issues. The issue of kids aging-out is an unintended though not unforeseeable consequence of massive #GCBacklogs.🧵 👇 1/9
Fundamentally, this is a demand-supply and allocation issue. The number of #GC annually given out has not changed meaningfully since 1990. Meanwhile the US economy and labor market today are completely different from back then. 2/9
On top of this supply issue of #GC is the fact that their allocation is not equitable. How long you wait in line, usually boils down to the country you were born in. Not on skills, education, work experience, duration of stay in the US or contribution to the economy. 3/9
Governor @GregAbbott_TX's decision is going to uproot the lives of thousands of children while pushing them into even more sub-standard conditions.
dallasnews.com/news/politics/…
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@GregAbbott_TX This order is clearly another brazen attempt by Abbott to align himself with the former president, who endorsed his reelection yesterday, and demonize immigrants.
Meanwhile, Abbott is doing nothing to solve the problem of the Texas foster care system.
Meanwhile, Abbott is doing nothing to solve the problem of the Texas foster care system.
@GregAbbott_TX Abbott is using facilities housing migrant children as a diversion from his terrible governing.
If he cared about children in TX then he would spend money on child welfare rather than pouring tons of $ into an unnecessary armed response at the border to children seeking asylum.
If he cared about children in TX then he would spend money on child welfare rather than pouring tons of $ into an unnecessary armed response at the border to children seeking asylum.
The executive orders have been released, changes are starting to take place but our work continues.
This is what the #BidenAdministration has done in its first few days/weeks in office & what it still needs to act on in order to truly achieve #MigrantJustice
A thread 🧵⬇️
This is what the #BidenAdministration has done in its first few days/weeks in office & what it still needs to act on in order to truly achieve #MigrantJustice
A thread 🧵⬇️
The 1st batch of immigration centered Executive Orders & memos included things like...
- Halting wall construction
- The Muslim & African Bans rescinded
- DACA restored
- A repealed census order excluding undocumented people
- Restoring deferred enforced departure for Liberians
- Halting wall construction
- The Muslim & African Bans rescinded
- DACA restored
- A repealed census order excluding undocumented people
- Restoring deferred enforced departure for Liberians
With the additional new orders announced yesterday that include:
- Creating a task force to reunify families separated under the Trump administration
- Implementing a 3-part plan to improve access to the asylum system
- And an EO reviewing the existing legal immigration system
- Creating a task force to reunify families separated under the Trump administration
- Implementing a 3-part plan to improve access to the asylum system
- And an EO reviewing the existing legal immigration system
Please share. We are thrilled to announce The Promise was acquired by Netflix for streaming starting 8/8. Thank you ALL for your support & we know it will now raise even more awareness. Thanks to the unparalleled generosity of our dear friend & mentor Kirk Kerkorian, our team
specifically made this film & our historical documentary counterpart, Intent To Destroy, to get US legislators to recognize the Armenian Genocide once & for all. We accomplished that mission thanks to all of you & our social impact campaign. No amount of denial by human rights
abusers or minions will undo that fact. We donated all of the downstream revenue from the films - & ongoing/unpublicized orders of magnitude beyond that - to charitable organizations in education, healthcare, science, human rights, social services, culture & more in the US,
On 12.12.2019, with a grant from @UHC2030 & in partnership with @CFHInitiative, we are organising a community hall forum at Giwa Village, AMAC Abuja to celebrate #UHCDay2019 . We will generate awareness & grassroots demand for UHC. We will hear community voices & #KeepThePromise
@UHC2030 @CFHInitiative @ekemma @huwegov @Fmohnigeria @VaccineNet_NG @wellbeingafrica @HERFON_NG @results4dev @MallamPelliks @SFHNigeria @ohanyidof In celebration of #UHCDay2019, @nighealthwatch and @CFHInitiative are in Jiwa community of AMAC, FCT today to learn from the community members what they know about universal health coverage and Basic Health Care Provision Funds.
#KeepThePromise
#Health4AllNaija
#KeepThePromise
#Health4AllNaija
@UHC2030 @CFHInitiative @ekemma @huwegov @Fmohnigeria @VaccineNet_NG @wellbeingafrica @HERFON_NG @results4dev @MallamPelliks @SFHNigeria @ohanyidof @NphcdaNG @ACTFoundation_ @UHC_Day @CSOs4UHC @gatesfoundation @GatesAfrica @UHCPartnership "We know about Basic Health Care Provision Funds, but we have not started enjoying it. No treatment has been free in our health facilities". - Alhaji Aliyu Jatau -Village Head Jiwa.
#KeepThePromise
#Health4AllNaija
#UHCDay2019
#KeepThePromise
#Health4AllNaija
#UHCDay2019
