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June 6 the U.S. Committee for Refuges released World Refugee
Survey 2002, which details the more than 37 million people who
were uprooted in 2001, including 15 million refugees and 22.5
million internally displaced persons, and also addresses the
impact of September 11 on refugees. Copies of the 290-page survey
may be ordered at www.refugees.org.
The text of the survey is also available on the site.
Solidarity USA hosts a call-in legal program on
Tuesdays, 10-11 a.m., on WUST-AM
1120 in Washington, D.C. The program, which is geared toward Muslims
and Arabs living in the United States, responds to listener questions
regarding immigration cases, civil rights, criminal or family law
and accidental or work-related injury, and hosts guest experts on
these issues.
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 The
American Friends Service
Committee has released a new documentary video, "Echando Raices/Taking
Root: Immigrant and Refugee Communities in California, Texas, and Iowa,"
that addresses immigrant realities and the struggle for rights with perspectives
from immigrants, scholars, activists, local officials and displaced workers.
English and Spanish versions are available along with supporting materials.
Ordering information is available at www.takingroot.org.
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Migration
Policy Institute recently launched the Migration Information
Source, an online resource for timely and accurate data and analysis
on migration and refugee issues. The website at www.migrationinformation.org
provides an easy-to-use database that presents data with clear
graphs and charts and concise explanations along with expert analysis
and public policy reporting.
The Catholic Legal Immigration Network Inc. (CLINIC)
and Migration
and Refugee Services of the United States Conference of Catholic
Bishops are sponsoring "The Conference on Government Policies,
Practices and National Security Since September 11, 2001 and the
Impact on Immigrants, Migrants and Refugees" on October 21
at Georgetown University Law School in Washington, D.C. Additional
information on this event will be posted at www.cliniclegal.org
when it becomes available.
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