Information and Action Options for 2017 Immigration Policy Changes
The SSW community is committed to increasing our impact to advance equity and change.
Executive Order
President Trump signed an executive order on January 27, 2017 temporarily suspending all immigration for citizens of seven majority-Muslim countries (Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen) for 90 days.
The new Executive Order will be implemented on March 16, 2017, and entirely replaces the earlier order. The purpose:
Improve the screening and vetting protocols and procedures associated with the visa issuance process and the United States Refugee Admissions Program.
3/6/2017
- Executive Order Protecting The Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into The United States
- Fact Sheet: Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry To The United States
1/27/2017
University of Michigan Response
U-M has provided several resources and statements of support for its community amid potential changes in federal immigration policies.
- Message from International Center Director on Executive Order “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States”
- Message from Senior Leadership to Lawful Permanent Residents
- U-M Statement of Support for DACA students and BRIDGE act
- U-M Statement on Undocumented students at U-M
Social Work Resources
- Advancing the American Agenda: Transition Document to the Trump Administration
- National Association of Social Workers Advocacy/Social Justice
- Join NASW’s Public Policy Listserv
- President Trump Refugee/Immigration Ban Executive Order: Talking Points, Top Tips, and Resources
- NASW President Response to President Trump
- Ajam Media Collective has translated the Executive Order
- NASW-Michigan Legislative Update (1/2/17)
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