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Beth Hoffman's avatar

Horrifying to think what this could mean to so many of our neighbors. But your walk is an inspiration!

I also did a podcast about this issue and how it can impact immigrants in Iowa--https://attheiowafarmtable.substack.com/p/immigrants-and-the-food-chain

One interesting fact: HALF of all meat processing jobs in the state of Iowa are held by immigrants, many of whom had TPS. So this issue will impact all of us (and your grocery bills).

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Nicole Baart's avatar

And yes, I think many would like to believe that “this doesn’t affect me” but it does and it will.

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Nicole Baart's avatar

Thanks so much for sharing, Beth! Adding your podcast to my queue.

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Kali White VanBaale's avatar

I've never heard of this organization. Thank you for sharing this, Nicole!

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Nicole Baart's avatar

I really like the work they do!

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Debra Engle's avatar

Thank you, Nicole. I'm glad to know about these organizations.

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Dean Weitenhagen's avatar

You say Biden allowed over 500,000 immigrants into the US with “extensive vetting process”. Thats false - my mother would have called it a lie. They were not individually vetted in full.

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Nicole Baart's avatar

You can learn more about the process of becoming a refugee through USCIS. I’d consider it very extensive.

https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/refugees-and-asylum/refugees/refugee-processing-and-security-screening

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