Topic: Panama

22 results

Aug 20, 2015

Refugee Turned Entrepreneur Builds a Business in Panama

Refugee Turned Entrepreneur Builds a Business in Panama When paramilitaries invaded Paola's hometown in Columbia*, she fled with her two young grandchildren to Panama. In order to support herself and her grandchildren, she sells tamales made from corn she grows herself. Now her business is expanding, with a little help from HIAS.

Jul 16, 2015

Seeking Asylum Isn’t Illegal – So Why Were These Kids in Jail?

Seeking Asylum Isn’t Illegal – So Why Were These Kids in Jail? If there is a list somewhere of the greatest threats to America’s national security, children likely come in towards the bottom. Yes, they cry on airplanes and occasionally roam wild, but generally these are sources of irritation rather than alarm. Yet, since last summer, the United States government has been locking up hundreds of mothers and children.

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