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Sep 23, 2021 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
🧵Ya’ll had questions about #Haitian families coming from #Chile (& other places). I interviewed 9 of them (& a Dominican fam) at a Houston shelter this week.
-word traveled quickly about this border crossing
-ppl heard through other migrants (via Whatsapp, phone calls, talking) that it was a safe & easy place to cross
-migrants were shocked by large crowds there
Sep 20, 2021 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
A thread 🧵 on what I heard and saw in #DelRioTexas and Acuña, where thousands of #Haitians and other migrants are hoping to get their shot at a life of safety and economic security in the US:
Babies crying — a lot of ppl at the border camp are families w young children. A volunteer who runs a respite center said she’s seen many pregnant women as well. Some w medical emergencies have been taken to the hospital. (sound up)
May 26, 2021 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
1 In 3 low-income immigrant families w/ kids opted out of benefits in 2020, citing immigration concerns (via @urbaninstitute).
The report shows how a short-lived Trump-era policy may have an enduring impact on children in immigrant families.
houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/…
The "public charge" policy — & confusion around its implications — caused an exodus of immigrant families (like single moms and cancer patients) withdrawing from health & food benefits that they or their kids were legally entitled to. @HoustonPubMedia
1/4 After a 10-year wait, the family of an Afghan interpreter who was killed by the Taliban for his work with the US military is one crucial step closer to resettling in #Houston.
houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/…2/4 The Mohammed family case underscores the deadly cost of long visa wait times for Afghan & Iraqi interpreters & others who served alongside the US military.
Appx 18,000 Afghan families have pending visa apps to come to the US, as they live in life-threatening conditions.