Voice For Refuge Endorses Candidates in Tennessee
New York City— Today, Voice for Refuge Action Fund released its endorsements for the upcoming general elections. We are proud to endorse Heidi Campbell for the U.S. House of Representatives District 5 and Odessa Kelly for the U.S. House of Representatives District 7. “We need to elect leaders who will uphold America’s legacy of welcome […]
Voice For Refuge Endorses Candidates in Oregon
New York City— Today, Voice for Refuge Action Fund released its endorsements for the upcoming general elections. We are proud to endorse Joseph Yetter for the U.S. House of Representatives District 2, Representative Earl Blumenauer for the U.S. House of Representatives District 3, and Jamie Mcleod-Skinner for the U.S. House of Representatives District 5. We […]
Voice For Refuge Endorses Candidates in Colorado
New York City— Today, Voice for Refuge Action Fund released its endorsements for candidates in Colorado for the upcoming general elections. We are proud to endorse incumbent Governor Jared Polis, Senator Michael Bennet, Representative Joe Neguse, and Representative Jason Crow. We are also pleased to announce endorsement for Adam Frisch for the U.S. House of […]
Voice for Refuge Urges Administration to Meet Resettlement Goal
New York City–– Voice for Refuge today welcomed the Biden Administration’s new Fiscal Year refugee admissions goal of 125,000 and urged the administration to follow this goal with a renewed commitment to providing the robust support needed to meet this goal. “From responding to the fall of Kabul to the invasion of Ukraine, this year […]
Voice For Refuge Releases Scorecards Ranking Congressional Support for Afghans on the Anniversary of Evacuation
New York City— On the one year anniversary of the United States’ withdrawal from Afghanistan, Voice for Refuge Action Fund today released scorecard rankings for every Member of the House and Senate based on an evaluation of their public statements, congressional actions, oversight letters, and legislative votes to support at-risk and vulnerable Afghans and our […]
Voice For Refuge Celebrates Introduction of Afghan Adjustment Act
Washington DC— Voice for Refuge Action Fund welcomes the bicameral introduction of a bipartisan Afghan Adjustment Act in both the House and Senate. Republican and Democratic Members of Congress have come together to introduce this important legislation to provide an opportunity to become lawful permanent residents to the thousands of Afghans who were relocated and […]
Voice For Refuge Endorses Refugee Candidates in Their Primaries on World Refugee Day
New York City— Today, Voice for Refuge Action Fund released its endorsements for the remaining upcoming primaries. The endorsements include four candidates running at the Congressional level, all of whom are former refugees and pro-refugee candidates. These include Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Dr. Omar Bah (D-RI), and Chol-Awan Majok (D-NY). This is Voice […]
Dozens of Organizations Urge Biden to Welcome Refugees Without Discrimination
April 6, 2022 Media Contact: memargolis@voiceforrefuge.org Dozens of Organizations Urge Biden to Welcome Refugees Without Discrimination Following the Administration’s Support for Ukrainian Refugees, 56 organizations outline recommendations to improve access to protection for all refugees and at-risk migrant populations New York City– Voice for Refuge Action Fund, along with 56 advocacy and faith-based organizations, today […]
Voice for Refuge Launches New Resources for Refugee Candidates
New York City–– Marking Election Day, Voice for Refuge Action Fund today launched a new set of resources for former refugees interested in running for office and representing their communities, including a 10-page quick start guide on running for office. Along with the release of new resources, Voice for Refuge will join New American Leaders […]
Voice for Refuge Welcomes Biden’s Proposed Refugee Admissions Goal for FY 2022
New York City–– Voice for Refuge Action Fund applauds the Biden Administration’s proposal to Congress to set the Fiscal Year 2022 refugee admissions goal to 125,000. We are grateful to see President Biden taking steps to fulfill his campaign promises to rebuild the refugee resettlement program and set a robust refugee admissions goal of 125,000–promises […]
