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We encounter God in the face of a stranger. -- Jonathan Sacks

“We encounter God in the face of a stranger. That, I believe, is the Hebrew Bible’s single greatest and most counterintuitive contribution to ethics. God creates difference; therefore it is in one-who-is-different that we meet god. Abraham encounters God when he invites three strangers into his tent.” 
― Jonathan Sacks









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Migrant caravan groups arrive by hundreds at US border


URGENT: TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO ADVOCATE FOR CARAVAN FAMILIES. MAKE AN EMERGENCY DONATION RIGHT NOW.
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I’m angry, and I’m heartbroken. I know you are, too.
Families who have lost everything are part of a migrant caravan headed to the border. They are seeking safety, and they have every right to. That’s why I’m writing to you today — to ask for your immediate support.
These mothers, fathers, and children are navigating the dangerous journey to the United States, as well as the complicated legal process of exercising their legal right to ask for asylum.
URGENT: Families seeking safety deserve our attention. You can help right now »
The Trump administration is manufacturing a crisis at the border. And families and children continue to bear the brunt of this administration’s actions — being held in overflowing shelters, including an emergency tent city with minimal standards of care.
Gloria* and her 12-year-old daughter, Devora,* are the face of what is happening right now. They fled Honduras after Gloria suffered years of sexual abuse from Devora’s father — who raped Gloria so brutally she needed vaginal surgery. Gloria and Devora were separated for 53 days in the U.S. before being reunited behind bars at a detention center in Dilley, Texas.
Please make an emergency donation today to help Amnesty research and advocate to stop these human rights violations and protect families.
IMPORTANT UPDATE: I’ve been on the ground in Tornillo, Texas with our team of researchers — who have deployed to the infamous tent city built to house the overflow of detained children. I’ve met children who have been jailed simply for fleeing violence in their home country.
Amnesty has also sent a research team to Mexico, to document the stories of migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers who are part of the caravan that is seeking safety and protection.
I know you care deeply about human rights — and families and children. Thank you so very much for your thoughtful consideration and action today.
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Margaret Huang
Executive Director
Amnesty International USA














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Hate crimes

Hate crimes were up, significantly, in the US last year, according to just-released numbers from the FBI. Reported incidents rose 17% in 2017 compared to 2016. Of 7,106 single-bias hate crimes reported last year:
  • 59.6% of victims were targeted because of the offenders' race/ethnicity/ancestry bias [Good Morning from CNN, November 14, 2018]
























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