“We have to make sure that we are not [perpetuating] the myth and the negative propaganda against immigrants. That immigrants are ‘extractive,’ that they ‘exploit the system,’ when we know in reality that they are contributing. Upwardly Global helps place over 2,000 immigrants a year back into the U.S. economy. They are contributing $64 million a year.”
Upwardly Global President and CEO Jina Krause-Vilmar spoke with Rev. Mark Thompson on his podcast, “Make It Plain,” discussing the implications of the end of Title 42 and the situation faced by asylum seekers at the U.S. border.
“These people are trying to do the legally right thing. We are just making it so horrifically impossible.”