News Digest: January 11, 2021

Articles

1/7/21, Episcopal News Service, Biden presidency spurs renewed optimism for Episcopal Church’s immigration advocacy

1/7/21, Migration Policy Institute, Faith and Mental Health Help Shape the Integration of Muslim Refugees in Germany

1/8/21, USA Today, ‘History repeating itself’: Immigrants know what political violence looks like. Capitol riot has many shaken.

1/8/21, Bloomberg, Biden Says He’ll Introduced Immigration Bill ‘Immediately’

1/8/21, New York Times, For Immigrants Watching a Mob Storm the Capitol, a Sense of Shock and Shame

1/8/21, Immigration Impact, It’s Time to Fix the Immigration Court System

1/9/21, Miami Herald, COVID-19 is causing significant delays with immigration papers. These tools can help.

1/9/21, BBC News, The Burundian refugee soap maker who is fighting coronavirus in Kenya

1/11/21, The Guardian, Home Office minister rejects plans for extra support for trafficking victims

Opinion

1/8/21, New York Times, More Immigrants Will Come to the U.S. Under President Biden. That’s a Good Thing.

1/11/21, Newsweek, An Economic and Humanitarian Win-Win: Using Jobs to Resettle Refugees