Human Rights Day.

On Human Rights Day, let us recommit to guaranteeing the fundamental freedoms and protecting the human rights of all. 
-- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon



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Syrian Refugees Now, Jewish Refugees Then...

"...it is not necessary just to take the word of the Holocaust Museum that prejudice against Muslim refugees from Syria (and Iraq) today resembles the prejudice against Jewish immigrants which turned hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of desperate people trying to escape Nazi persecution away from our shores There is ample other evidence" (Algase, "Syrian Refugees Now, Jewish Refugees Then").


Algase, Roger. "Syrian Refugees Now, Jewish Refugees Then: Is There A Comparison? Pt. 3. Roger Algase". Immigration Law Blog, ILW.com. November 24, 2015. Web. November 25, 2015

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“Building a wall across the entire Southwest border is not the answer”

DHS Secretary Johnson Discusses Border Security, Executive Action, Refugees and PEP. Article by Joshua Breisblatt. (ILW.com, published Nov 05, 2015. 3:36 pm)

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Birthright Citizenship. What It Is And Why We Need To Preserve It.

"...the “14^th Amendment is not just another immigration policy…It defines who we are as a nation” and “categorically rejects the notion that America is a country club led by elites who get to pick and choose who can become members.” (Marshall Fits cited by the author) (Article by Wendy Feliz, The Immigration Portal, ILW.com, August 24th, 2015).

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Still Waiting for Immigration Reform.

"By bringing millions of people off the economic sidelines and putting them on a pathway to permanent status, S. 744 would have grown the national economy significantly. Reform would have added a cumulative $1.2 trillion to the economy, increasing all Americans’ overall income by $625 billion and creating an average of 145,000 jobs per year over a decade". (Article by Philip E. Wolgin, Center for American Progress, Issues: Immigration. June 24, 2015)

Reed More: 2 years later immigrants are still waiting on immigration reform/

Children Deserve A Specially Adapted Justice System.

Children's human rights claim for this overdue regulation to be done in many countries around the world. (By Gabriela Knaul, UN Special Rapporteur, United Nations News Centre, June 23, 2015).

Read More: A justice system that fails chldren, ultimately fails society

Social Injustice across the world.

"There are ever more images of border misery in media news reports and the situation will get worse before it gets better. But the route to progress will require the empowerment of people on the move, rather than their punishment as criminals". (Aticle By Don Flynn, June 8, 2015, Migrants Rights Network Org. UK) 

Read More: "Harwich, Calais, the Mediterranean Central America and Southeast Asia..."