Welcome to today’s episode, “On the Corner of Homelessness AND Global Migration”.
Homelessness is a complex issue. We don’t claim to explore every part of this intersection, but hope that each conversation brings new clarity to the reality as a whole. Please keep an open, curious mindset as you listen, and seek to learn, just as we are.
Hosts Emma Hughes and Joe Ader of Family Promise of Spokane.
Special Guest Dr. Mark Finney is the Executive Director of Thrive International.
Produced by Cheree LaPierre and Gwyn Griffith
Intern: Emberly Jurgens
Recorded at Central Spokane Public Library
Terms:
Immigrant: a person who transitions across a foreign border to stay for an extended period of time.
Refugee: A subset of immigrants who are crossing a border for humanitarian reasons (often times due to persecution)
Internally Displaced Person: someone who is forced to leave their home but who remains within their country's borders.
Asylum Seeker: a person who has left their home country as a refugee and is seeking admission in a port of entry in another.
Links to referenced articles and additional reading:
Who is a refugee, a migrant or an asylum seeker?
Office of Refugee Resettlement
Profile of the Unauthorized Population - County Data (48141)
Immigration Has Been a Defining, Often Contentious, Element Throughout U.S. History
Immigration and adult transitions - PubMed
Refugees in U.S. Have Contributed Nearly $124B to U.S. Government Budget, New HHS Study Reveals
https://budget.house.gov/imo/media/doc/the_baseline_and_the_border_crisis.pdf
Migrant surge makes U.S. housing crisis worse
Migration, cultural bereavement and cultural identity
Thrive International hosts women's-only pool party as an inclusive event for international residents
https://www.ohchr.org/en/migration/reframing-narratives-migration
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