When Some Say “No” : Advocating for Immigration Reform Amid New Challenges

BY ISN STAFF | November 17, 2015

Governors and members of Congress said this week that they will not accept Syrian refugees into their states. Speaker of the House Representative Paul Ryan has declared immigration reform dead. And just last week, a Federal District Court ruled against the Obama administration in a case that could limit the President’s ability to expand deferred action programs to additional undocumented individuals. What does all this mean for advocates calling for just human migration policies?

Shaina Aber, Policy Director of the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States offers her expert analysis as we head into the end of 2015.

This interview was recorded via telephone on Monday, November 18, 2015.  Shaina joined us from the Jesuit Conference offices in Washington D.C.