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Global Solidarity and Local Action CRS Presentation
- 1. Cheryl Mrazik Catholic ReliefServices Global Issues Affecting the Poor and Vulnerable
- 2. “Not only ourbeneficiaries… …But also our teachers” -Dr. Carolyn Y. Woo, CRS President and CEO Partnership and Solidarity
- 3. We are an Easterpeople!
- 4. Good News Fora Change! #GoodNews4aChange
- 11. But challenges remain… Poverty: 21%of the world’s population still lives below $1.25/day Poverty is linked to violence: – 1.5 billion people live in areas affected by fragility, conflict, or large scale criminal violence – 73% of the world’s poorest billion lived through or are in a violent conflict
- 12. Migration An integral partof the Biblical story… Adam and Eve Noah Abraham Moses Joseph and Mary Jesus …and human history
- 13. “For I washungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me… Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.” —Matthew 25 Our Gospel Mandate...
- 14. “The Church’s approachto migration has and will continue to include both the reduction of the need to migrate and the protection of those who have little choice but to do so.” -Mary DeLorey, CRS
- 15. CRS’ Focus • Theright NOT to migrate: “Persons have the right to find opportunities in their homeland.” (Strangers No Longer) • Address root causes of migration by developing economic/political/social conditions that preclude necessity to migrate (JFI campaign principle)
- 16. International Migration • Morethan 200 million people in the world live outside their country of birth. – Doubled in past 30 years – 3% of the global population • The number of the migrants worldwide would constitute the fifth most populous country in the world.
- 17. Who are ourmigrant brothers and sisters? • Asylum seekers (983,000) • Refugees (10.4 million) • Internally Displaced Persons (15.6 M) • Economic migrants • Climate/Environmental Migrants • Trafficked persons (int’l 800,000-2 M)
- 18. Facts & Figures 1/3of migrants: Developing Developing 1/3 of migrants: Developing Developed Urban migration(1/2 of world population in2008, growing to 2/3 by 2030) 49.6% are women 30-40 million are unauthorized in host country
- 19. If you knowsomeone or a group of people who has migrated, what specific factors led to that decision? If not, what factors would motivate you to leave your home?
- 20. • Low wages •High unemployment/lack of jobs • Corrupt governments • Lack of social safety net • War & Natural disaster • Culture of migration Push Factors
- 21. Pull Factors: Jobs •Liberalization of trade – Employment sectors can move, but not people • Changing demographics – Aging populations, low fertility rates in developed countries – Service sector economies
- 22. Economic Reality ≠ PoliticalReality The United States has about 500,000 unskilled jobs available each year. Current Immigration System only allows for 66,000 low-skilled labor positions = gap of 434,000 Most Americans with college degrees do not and will not do these types of jobs
- 23. Pull Factors: WageDisparities Migrants can earn 20- 30 times more than in their home country! Ratio of average income of 5 richest countries to 5-10 poorest countries: In 1900, 9:1 In 1960, 30:1 Today, 100:1
- 24. Pull Factors Family reunification& social networks Equality/Freedom Safety/security/protection
- 25. Past CRS’ Responses Farmersin Mexico Greenhouses in Afghanistan Displaced Persons in Colombia Human trafficking in Moldova Drought interventions in Kenya
- 26. Conflict: Syria • 3years • 150,000 killed • 2.5 million refugees • 75% are women and children • 65% of children show signs of PTSD CRS and partners: currently supporting 3,000 refugee children (250,000 refugees total) Goal: 10,000 children
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- 29. “Please know thatSyrians are kind. We are hospitable. It is a beautiful country and we will be happy to get back there and to rebuild. But right now we wish for more attention to our kids. We wish that nobody will see what they have seen. We need help.” -Hanan Yousef Abdel-Razaq, young mother from southern Syria now living in Jordan
- 30. What Can YouDo? •Pray •Learn •Act/Advocate •Give
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- 32. What Can YouDo? Tell President Obama and your Members of Congress: Stop the violence and provide adequate humanitarian assistance to people affected by violence in Syria!
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- 37. What Can YouDo? *Action Alert this week* Tell Congress: I care about peace in the Central African Republic!
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- 39. The Toll 6,245 peoplekilled 28,626 injured 1,039 missing 16 million impacted 1.1 million homes damaged, including 550,928 homes destroyed 4 million+ displaced
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- 44. What Can YouDo? Tell Members of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees: Approve Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months for the Philippines!
- 46. Centro Independiente deTrabajadores Agricolas (Independent Agricultural Workers' Center –CITA)
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- 48. Youth Builders program Countries •El Salvador • Nicaragua • Honduras • Guatemala • Haiti • Dominican Republic Impact (Since 2007) 84% finish secondary degree 58% find employment
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- 50. What Can YouDo? Support the USCCB’s Justice for Immigrants (JFI) campaign for Comprehensive Immigration Reform, including language in legislation to address root causes of migration.
- 51. What Can YouDo? Support the Fraudulent Overseas Recruitment and Trafficking Elimination Act of 2013 (FORTE Act), H.R. 3344., which would: • Incorporate anti-trafficking and anti-slavery measures into foreign assistance programs • Creates requirements of foreign labor contractors who bring laborers to the U.S., and of employers who use these contractors, and measures in order to address complaints against contractors and employers
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- 53. What Can YouDo? •Pray •Learn •Act/Advocate •Give Always think local and global!
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- 55. www.crs.org www.confrontglobalpoverty.org Cheryl Mrazik CRS, Northeast/Mid-AtlanticOffice 610-293-4669 cheryl.mrazik@crs.org For more information….