As chair of both the LWVSD Immigration & Deportation Committee and the LWVC Immigration Interest Group, I have been working more with the latter group to prepare a caucus at the LWVUS Convention June 24-26.
Everyone is waiting with bated breath to see what happens at the border when Title 42 is supposed to be ended, and asylum seekers must all be processed by the Border Patrol. As a result, many agencies are busy either preparing for increased numbers of people crossing the border into San Diego or trying to prevent the end of Title 42.
Currently, we do not have a speaker for this meeting, but we have asked government officials in Tijuana to tell us how all these asylum seekers and deportees are affecting their city. Our speaker in April was Amanda Schuft, the Director Attorney at the Immigrant Defenders Law Center in LA who told us about the difficulties of seeking asylum and the complications in the law.
We will also be planning a party for the asylum-seeking children sheltered at the Pro Amore Dei on a Saturday in July. If you would like to help with arts & crafts, music, games, etc., please attend our next planning meeting on Thursday, May 12 at 9am on Zoom. You can find the link on the LWVSD website’s upcoming events or on the calendar.