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National campaign launches to promote Pingree’s asylum seeker work bill

Por: Portland Press Herald Business October 19, 2023

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Rep. Chellie Pingree’s proposal to reduce asylum seekers’ wait time for work permits from six months to 30 days is the focus of a new national campaign aimed at winning support in a divided and dysfunctional Congress. Refugees International launched the #LetAsylumSeekersWork campaign Thursday hoping to rally support for the Maine Democrat’s bill in the face of a growing backlog of asylum applications and an increasing need for workers... + full article



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