In the past 18 months, an estimated 250,000 migrants and asylum-seekers arrived in the Miami area after being granted only precarious legal status that often doesn t include permission to work.
A few days after selling all she had to flee Cuba with her three children on a crowded boat, Daneilis Tamayo raised her hand in praise and sang the rousing opening hymn at Sunday worship in this Miami suburb. “The only thing that gave me strength is the Lord. I’m not going to lose my…
HIALEAH, Florida In the past 18 months, an estimated 250,000 migrants and asylum-seekers have arrived in the Miami area after being granted only precarious legal status that often doesn t include permission to work, which is essential to building new lives in the U.S. This influx is maxing out the migrant social safety net in Miami s faith communities, long accustomed to integrating those escaping political persecution, a lack of freedoms and a dearth of basic necessities.
In the past 18 months, an estimated 250,000 migrants and asylum-seekers have arrived in the Miami area after being granted only precarious legal status. It often doesn’t include permission to work, which is essential to building new lives in the U.S.
A few days after selling all she had to flee Cuba with her three children on a crowded boat, Daneilis Tamayo raised her hand in praise and sang the rousing opening hymn at Sunday worship in this Miami suburb.