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LIRS in the News
Have you seen LIRS in the News? Please
send us copies of any press clippings or word of any broadcast media
mention of LIRS.
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LIRS President Ralston Deffenbaugh
and Washington Representative Merrill Smith were quoted by
the Evangelical Lutheran
Church in America's Church in Society E-Zine in a May
article on Mexican
economic migrants.
After the Atlanta
Journal-Constitution solicited reader opinions on U.S. refugee
policy, it printed comments by several LIRS staff members in a May 8 "Reader
Opinions" column. Those quoted were Director for Ambassadors Circle
Denise Laugtug, Director for Church Relations Liz Senft
and Case Manager for International Social Service—USA Branch Annick
Barker.
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Coming Next Issue
Beginning in the September/October
issue, FYI will include a new feature—"LIRS Partners
in the News." LIRS partner agencies who would like their
press mentions highlighted in FYI may submit them to Barbara
Milburn, LIRS, 700 Light Street, Baltimore, Md. 21230.
For the September/October issue we will note media items published
or broadcast in June or July. The Deadline for submissions
is August 1.
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A May
7 article by Edward Sifuentes in the North County (Calif.)
Times quoted LIRS Policy Advocate Merritt Becker and noted
LIRS's role in seeking the support of Rep.
Darrell Issa, R-Calif., for the Unaccompanied Alien Child Protection
Act.
In a May 22 article about the decline in U.S. refugee
admissions, the Minneapolis Star
Tribune directed readers to the LIRS website for more information
about the Lutheran refugee resettlement program.
Acting LIRS President Annie Wilson authored an
op-ed
that appeared in the June 20 issue of the Baltimore Sun. The article
commemorated World Refugee Day and urged full restoration of the U.S.
refugee resettlement program.
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