Tearing Down the Walls

Tearing Down the Walls

“Unlike refugees, migrants can return to their homes” “Migrants that fled the effects of climate change did so not out of choice but out of the need to escape conditions that could not provide for even the most fundamental of their rights.” (Report of the Office of...
Franciscan Network on Migration: Plans for 2021

Franciscan Network on Migration: Plans for 2021

The Franciscan Network on Migration (RFM) is pleased to share some of our plans for 2021. These plans include collaboration with Franciscans International (FI). Advocacy Committee In 2021, we have convened a new advocacy committee that is able to facilitate response...
Tearing Down the Walls

Tearing Down the Walls

“Migrants are ruining national economies and should not be allowed to work” Politicians and others have often tried to demonize so-called ‘economic’ migrants in order to rally support for xenophobic policies or create a scapegoat during economic downturns. In reality,...
Tearing Down the Walls

Tearing Down the Walls

“Migrants only come to Europe and other rich countries” As noted, the term ‘migrant’ has been used as a catch-all when describing potentially broad categories of individuals with a range of legal statuses and protection needs. Irrespective of these classifications,...