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Political historian Heather Cox Richardson on the current border situation

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March 13, 2021 Heather Cox Richardson Republican pundits and lawmakers are, once again, warning of an immigration crisis at our southern border. Texas governor Greg Abbott says that if coronavirus spreads further in his state, it will not be because of his order to get rid of masks and business restrictions, but because President Biden […]

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March/April 2021 Newsletter

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Overview Over the last few months, we have been working on policies to ensure a safe and welcoming environment for our present and future guests, to provide hosts and sponsors with the support and resources they need, and to strengthen our financial base so that we might welcome more asylum seekers. We have also begun […]

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NEKASAN is a founding member of the Vermont-New Hampshire Asylum Support Network (VTNHASN). This network is comprised of 9 community-based asylum support groups in Vt & NH who work together to foster collaboration, share best practices, build capacity, raise public awareness of the issues involved in seeking asylum , and advocate for policies and funding that support our collective work and the asylum seekers with whom we work.

Check out the network website at https://vtasylumsupport.org/ and find:

  • Answers to many of your questions about working with asylum seekers
  • Advocacy information for contacting your elected state and federal officials
  • Our members' and partners' contact information
  • Ways to volunteer and support our work locally

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