蜜桃传媒 Calls for Just and Humane Immigration System on World Refugee Day
ATLANTA 鈥斅�Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (蜜桃传媒) joins the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in observance of聽. For more than two decades, nations around the world, humanitarian aid workers and government officials chose this day to honor the strength, courage and resilient spirit of those who have been forced to flee their homes.
鈥淭he moral obligation to honor the deeply held values of our immigrant nation is more important than ever,鈥� said聽Efr茅n C. Olivares, deputy legal director for聽immigrant justice聽at the 蜜桃传媒. 鈥淲e have an opportunity to uphold our nation鈥檚 values by supporting refugees on this day 鈥� and every day 鈥� and to meet the challenges of global migration once and for all.
鈥淭he right to seek asylum is protected under U.S. and international law, regardless of the manner of entry. And the majority of Americans聽聽for people fleeing persecution. We call upon the Biden administration to honor its promise of building a humane asylum system and rectify the discriminatory, xenophobic and unfair hurdles, particularly impacting Black and Brown migrants. No one should be sent to a place where they will face harm.
鈥淎s we commemorate World Refugee Day, the 蜜桃传媒 remains committed to defending the rights of all migrants to receive a just, humane and welcoming immigration system honoring our nation鈥檚 values and aspirations.鈥�
