Resolution 79-5

Refugees

LSM-USA commends the Immigration and Refugee Services of the Division of Mission and Ministry of the Lutheran Council in the USA for their work on the refugee problem.  Through study and research, LSM-USA hopes to gain insight into immigration policies and procedures for the United States, to see where double standards may be operating.  From there, further study and actions may be taken.

Actions Taken in Response

+    At the request of the International Concerns Committee of the National Council a study document has been drafted by a group of students at the University of Southern California on the problem of refugees and immigration policies of the United States.  It will be presented at the 1980 assembly at Winnipeg.

+    A copy of this resolution was sent to the Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services.

+    A letter was sent to the Immigration and Refugee Services of the Division of Mission and Ministry of the Lutheran Council in the USA commending them on their work thus far on the refugee problem.

+    No other groups have reported study of this issue or contact with the Immigration and Refugee Services.