Mel Wilson, NASW Senior Policy Advisor in collaboration with Social Workers for Immigration Justice (SWIJ) Unauthorized entry of migrants into the United States along the country’s southern border has long been a contentious issue. That contention has intensified...
Law would impact not only immigrants but all Texans, creating an environment of fear and mistrust
By Mel Wilson, MBA, LCSW NASW Senior Policy Advisor Shortly after Election Day, the new Biden-Harris Administration announced that immigration reform was one of its highest priorities. President Biden also pledged to rescind the inhumane asylum-seeker policies of the...
By Melvin H. Wilson, MBA, LCSWSenior Policy ConsultantSocial Justice and Human RightsThe incoming Biden-Harris Administration’s firm commitment to immigration reform and making it one of the first issues they addressed on their first day in office is a welcome turn of...
On May 21, 2020, the Human Rights Committee of the National Association of Social Workers -- Texas Chapter (NASW/TX) released the following statement: The National Association of Social Workers – Texas Chapter (NASW/TX) strongly opposes the recent attempts by...
Unaccompanied minors, or “newcomer youths,” come to the United States from Mexico and Central America to escape violence and persecution, and to seek financial and academic opportunities. Many newcomer youths arrive with gaps in their formal education attributed to...
In case you missed it, here are some of the features in the February-March 2020 issue of Social Work Advocates. Top stories include: Immigration: Social Workers Focused on Trauma-Related Impact With so many immigrants and refugees experiencing trauma related to the...
By Kathryn Conley Wehrmann, PhD, MSW, LCSWPresident, National Association of Social WorkersThe Dilley Pro Bono Project (DPBP) is a local partner in the Immigration Justice Campaign. Its mission is to serve the immigrant mothers and children detained at the South Texas...