Kidney Transplantation for Undocumented Immigrants: Time To Find a Solution
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Approximately 3% of deceased undocumented immigrants donate kidneys, yet only 0.2% receive kidney transplants. Dr. Joel Adler highlights this stark disparity and calls for a reexamination of the organ transplant system, advocating for eligibility based on fairness and medical need.
Welcoming the Stranger at Our Border
Author, immigration reform advocate, and pro bono lawyer, Linda Dakin-Grimm, discusses how her faith influences her work and one of her many successful asylum cases reuniting a family from Guatemala separated at the U.S. border.
Empowering Young People in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Can Ease the Immigration Crisis and Save Lives
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Like many from countries where poverty and unemployment run high, a large number of young people in Upper Egypt feel hopeless. Ahmed Elmoursi proposes setting up training academies in the region to address the skills gap and provide the needed bridge between school and work.
Immigration Reform: Yes it’s Complicated, But We Can Change It If We Don’t Look Away
Kids, with and without their parents, have been coming to the U.S. requesting help for generations. Historically, the U.S. response has been welcoming, and in 1990 Congress created a pathway for some unaccompanied children to be able to normalize their status and to become citizens. That changed during the Trump Administration. Linda Dakin-Grimm discusses U.S. immigration system reform.