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John, Bill, a retiree from California, didn’t know much about the asylum process. That was, until he and his church group decided to help an Afghan family fleeing violence in their home country. Soon, Bill wrote in Religion News Service, he “gained the education of a lifetime.”
Bill’s experience meeting Nazir and his family changed his entire outlook. Nazir had assisted the U.S. military with evacuations from Afghanistan. He’d been promised a lifeline out, but he was ultimately left behind. After finally making it to the United States, Bill and his church stepped up and offered support while Nazir’s asylum application was pending. “Our team cannot fix all our immigration challenges,” Bill wrote. “But we can make a difference by helping one family. We’re glad we did.” After sharing his story, Bill told us that his piece touched more people than he could have imagined. He was even invited to speak at his church to raise awareness about the struggles asylum seekers face. “It didn’t seem to matter which political side they were on,” Bill said. “They saw the human side of the issue.”  This is why we do this work. And you can help us uplift more stories like Bill’s. Through storytelling, we can humanize the immigration debate and bring those stories to a wider audience. To counter negative narratives and misinformation about immigrants, we need your help. Your generous gift before December 31st allows us to change the conversation and uplift true, positive stories like that of Bill and Nazir. Let us continue to approach immigration not with fear and misunderstanding, but by embracing the human side of the issue. Sincerely, |
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