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From YouTube: April Twin Cities Immigration Forum: April 13, 2023.
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The April Twin Cities Immigration Forum covers a variety of topics and guests including the new honorary consul for Brazil in Minnesota, representatives from the Minnesota Attorney General’s office speaking about deferred action in a recent labor investigation, an update from CAPI about the June 11Twin Cities World Refugee Day Celebration and more.
A
Okay,
hello,
everyone
welcome
to
this
month's
Twin
Cities
immigration
Forum.
My
name
is
Michelle
Rivero
I
am
the
director
of
the
office
of
immigrant
and
Refugee
Affairs
for
the
City
of
Minneapolis
and
I
will
just
quickly
kick
us
off
and
then
we'll
turn
the
mic
over
to
my
counterpart
in
St
Paul
to
introduce
himself.
A
This
is
a
monthly
meeting
co-hosted
by
the
City
of
Minneapolis
office
of
immigrant
and
Refugee
Affairs
and
the
city
of
Saint
Paul,
immigrant
and
Refugee
program
to
address
topics
of
interest
and
concern
to
Immigrant
and
Refugee
residents
and
individuals
and
organizations
that
serve
immigrant
and
Refugee
community
members
and
and
wonder
I'm,
not
sure
if
you're,
yet
on
with
us.
But
if
you
are
I'll
turn
it
over
to
you
to
introduce
yourself.
Please.
A
I
know
that
edmundo
was
in
transit
and
so
might
not
have
the
ability
to
unmute
just
yet
so
we'll
just
start
with
the
agenda.
We
have
a
lot
of
news
for
you
today.
We're
really
grateful
to
have
so
many
participants
joining
us
today
and
sharing
news
that
they
have
I've
put
the
agenda
into
the
chat
and
we'll
start
with
some
excellent
news
from
our
honorary
Council
for
Brazil
in
Minneapolis,
Cafe
AdAway,
so
kathia
I'll
turn
it
over
to
you.
So
you
can
talk
about
this
incredible
development
and
congratulations
on
your
role.
B
Thank
you
so
much
Michelle.
Thank
you
edemondu.
It's
always
a
pleasure
to
be
here
and
I
I
really
appreciate
what
you
both
are
doing
for
our
community,
hello,
everybody.
My
name
is
my
many
of
you
might
know
me
from
this
group
I'm
also
the
president
for
of
citizens
for
Global
solutions,
Minnesota
and
from
time
to
time,
I
come
and
share
in
this
meeting.
Our
educational
events
that
we
host
mostly
on
Zoom,
about
several
human
rights
topics.
B
B
Well,
the
figures
of
honorary
Council
and
this
Vice
Council
are
provided
for
in
the
Vienna
convention
on
Consular
relations
in
a
wide
jurisdictions
such
as
the
General
Consulate
of
Chicago
with
11
states.
It's
essential
to
have
honorary
consulates
to
assist
the
career
Consulate
in
tasks
such
as
emergency,
counselor
assistance,
strengthening
the
ties
and
unity
of
the
Brazilian
Community,
organizing
itinerant
consulates,
trade
missions
and
activities
of
commercial,
cultural,
educational,
science,
technology
and
Innovation
promotion.
B
B
The
Consulate
General
of
Brazilian
Chicago
is
organizing
in
partnership
with
the
organization,
mujeres
Latinas
and
action,
a
series
of
workshops
of
a
gender-based
violence
and
Child
Abuse
Prevention.
These
workshops
will
provide
information
and
basic
tools
aimed
at
the
identification,
prevention
and
response
to
gender
violence,
sexual
harassment
and
child
abuse.
It
aims
at
raising
awareness
and
providing
training
for
Community
leaders,
consulate
staff,
honorary
councils
and
members
of
our
community
willing
to
engage
in
efforts
to
overcome
violence
against
women,
girls
and
children.
B
The
events
will
be
held
in
English
only
and
you
can
participate
either
online
or
in
person.
If
you
are
interested,
please
register
for
the
first
two
workshops
through
the
direct
link
that
I
will
put
in
the
chat,
if
you,
if
it's
okay
with
you,
Michelle
and
edmundo,
that
I
will
put
right
now
and
if
you
any
of
you,
have
any
questions
for
me
or
Jordan,
please
feel
free
to
email.
Us
I
will
also
leave
my
email
address
in
the
chat
or
you
can
contact
Michelle
in
edimondo
and
they
will
give
you
my
email
address.
B
C
You're
welcome.
Thank
you.
So
much
for
joining
us
today
very
excited
that
Brazil
now
has
a
console
here,
it's
for
so
long.
So
many
people
have
been
coming
to
twin
cities
in
Minnesota
from
Brazil
and
it's
it's
good.
It's
all.
It's
all
very
good,
very
exciting.
So
thank
you.
So
much
are
there
any
questions.
A
C
Thank
you
and
congratulations
again
very
exciting.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Welcome,
because,
very
quickly,
I'm
sorry
I
was
running
late
today,
I'm
in
mundo,
Lee
home,
an
assistant,
City
attorney
with
the
city
of
Saint,
Paul
and
I,
run
the
Immigrant
and
Refugee
program
for
the
city
of
Saint,
Paul
and
I
co-host
this
form
with
Michelle
and
just
happy
to
have
everybody
here
very
thankful,
Katya
for
joining
us,
and
next
we
have
David,
Peg
and
and
Jonathan
Mohler.
D
John
and
I
are,
as
a
Mundo's
just
said,
we're
from
the
the
Attorney
General's
office
I'm
here
with
the
state
of
Minnesota
John
works,
specifically
with
the
as
the
Assistant
Attorney
General,
with
the
the
wage
and
theft
unit
and
I'm
an
investigator
with
within
the
general
area
of
consumer
protection,
which
also
includes
the
wage
theft
unit
and
and
the
special
Outreach
and
protection
unit.
I,
don't
know
John.
Would
you
like
to
tell
more
about
the
Attorney
General's
office
or
the
wage
left
unit
in
particular
before
we?
We
talk.
E
D
That
they'll
they'll,
give
them
deferred
action
and
deferred,
meaning
a
postponed
status,
meaning
that
no
action
will
be
taken
against
them
for
not
having
a
a
legal
status
in
the
country
at
the
time
being,
and
they
can
essentially
be
here
without
fear
of
Retribution
of
immigration
consequences
while
while
valid.
So
we
have
this
investigation
going
on
and
it's
been
going
on
since
September
and
it's
going
very
slow.
People
are
afraid
to
come
forward
to
us.
D
A
Grassroots
organization
that
works
directly
in
the
area
reaches
out
to
a
local,
non-profit,
Legal,
Services,
non-profit
Advocates
of
Human
Rights,
typically
with
Lindsay
update
she's
here,
and
they
reached
out
to
us-
and
let
us
know
about
this
new
policy
that
just
had
been
issued
within
date.
We
got
notice
of
this
person's
arrest,
so
we
had
to
write
a
letter
of
support,
saying
this
person
is
important
for
our
investigation.
D
Please
take
a
pause
and
Grant
them
a
deferred
action
to
be
deferred
status,
I'm
sure,
there's
a
lawyer
here
who
will
be
able
to
explain
better
about
this,
and-
and
this
has
really
just
intended
to
be
a
teaser.
What
we're
saying
is,
there's
this
new
policy
and-
and
we
were
able
to
take
advantage
of
it-
we
were
able
to
get
a
positive
result.
The
person
was
granted
deferred
action
and
now
they've
been
granted
continued
presence
and
it's
really
opened
up
our
investigation.
D
A
That's
super,
thank
you
so
much
David
and
Jonathan,
and
just
for
others
who
are
in
the
audience,
if
you're,
not
speaking,
if
you
could
mute
yourself,
I
think
that
that
may
help
with
regard
to
reverb
and
other
static
on
the
line.
So
if
it's
possible
to
mute
yourself
if
you're,
not
speaking,
that
would
be
super
I,
also
just
want
to
quickly
share
that
the
Deferred
Action
pathway,
that
David
is
speaking
about
I
just
put
a
link
into
the
chat.
A
A
Thank
you,
David
appreciate
you
sharing
your
contact
information.
Are
there
any
questions
or
any
last
things,
comments
encounters
with
this
new
procedure,
a
new
opportunity
and
way
for
people
to
obtain
deferred
action
and,
in
addition,
a
way
for
people
to
obtain
additional
protection
if
they
are
involved
in
labor
disputes
any
last
thoughts
or
questions
that
people
may
want
to
bring
up
on
this
topic.
A
Well,
thank
you
very
much.
Jonathan
and
David
for
hopping
on
the
Twin
Cities
immigration
Forum
today
really
appreciate
the
information
that
you've
shared.
It's
very
encouraging
to
hear
that
an
individual
who
was
facing
pretty
dire
immigration
streets
was
able
to
get
on
a
pathway
to
Greater
immigration
stability
through
this
pathway
and
through
working
with
the
attorney
general's
office.
A
Super
and
I'm
just
going
to
our
agenda.
The
next
topic
that
we
have
is
legislative
updates
and
just
want
to
check
to
make
sure
that
individuals
that
we
have
on
to
speak
are
actually
with
us.
So
I'm.
Just
looking
in
the
chat
here
assistant,
commissioner
abdulahab
Muhammad,
not
sure
if
you
are
on
yet
or
Cali
pliego.
A
F
Good
afternoon
everybody
it's
an
honor
to
be
with
you.
My
name's
Howard
and
I've
been
to
Beirut
three
times
in
Amman
Jordan
over
the
last
six
years.
Supporting
Syrian
refugees
with
the
Consortium
of
ngos
at
the
U.N
supports
and
Lebanon
is
1.5
million
Syrian
refugees,
turkey,
there's
3.5
million
Jordan,
there's
1.5
million,
and
there
continues
to
be
a
refugee
camp
in
Las,
Vegas,
Greek,
Islands
and
April
19th
last
year,
I
had
a
letter
in
the
New
York
Times,
comparing
and
contrasting
a
response
to
the
Ukrainian
Refugee
crisis.
F
F
F
F
Those
boys
became
the
Taliban,
so
I've
been
sharing
that
video
clip
from
Charlie
Wilson's
War
with
the
Senators
and
Senate
Foreign,
Relations
and
Senate
armed
services.
We
need
to
take
care
of
these
Syrian
refugee
children,
because
if
we
don't
we're
gonna
Inherit
the
Wind
again,
we
went
through
20
years
of
war
in
Afghanistan
because
our
Global
communities
didn't
take
care
of
The
Afghani
records
of
children
and
I
fear
we're
repeating
the
same
mistake
with
the
Syrian
refugee
children.
A
A
F
That
I
think
there's
special
circumstances
in
idlib
province,
which
was
hit
by
the
earthquake
and
because
that's
the
only
Rebel
Health
territory
left
in
the
Civil
War.
They
can't
get
adequate
support
from
Damascus
and
the
travel
points
between
turkey
and
in
the
province
were
undermined
by
the
earthquake.
F
F
F
A
And
Howard,
if
you
could
also
share
your
contact
information
if
people
wanted
to
connect
with
you
in
the
chat,
I
know
that
there
are
some
links
that
you
had
sent
to
me
in
case.
People
are
looking
for
more
information
on
this
topic
and
I'm,
putting
those
links
into
the
chat
right
now
and
we'll
also
share
them
with
notes
from
today's
meeting,
but
invite
people
who
may
have
questions
for
Howard
feel
free
to
ask
any
question
that
you
might
have
raise
your
hand
or
just
shut
it
up.
Thank
you
for
your
email.
C
C
G
Yes,
thank
you,
as
many
of
you
know,
that
there
is
a
bill
going
through
the
House
and
Senate
to
accept
both
an
office
of
new
Americans
within
the
state
of
Minnesota.
This
is
an
office
that
will
primarily
focus
on
helping
immigrant
and
Refugee
communities
in
in
terms
of
Workforce
Economic
Development.
G
The
office
will
be
based
within
indeed
Department
of
Employment
and
economic
development,
and
will
will
help
and
complement
the
work
that
is
already
been
done
by
edmundo
and
Michelle
and
and
many
other
stakeholders
that
are
serving
the
Immigrant
and
community
and
Refugee
communities
in
Minnesota
will
focus
a
lot
on
inter
agency
work
within
the
state
and
we'll
have
a
council
or
interagency
Council.
That
will
will
work
with
the
office
to
make
sure
the
community
is
being
served.
So
that's
a
a
little
bit
of
a
background
about
the
office.
G
G
As
a
standalone
being
and
is
still
working
on
it,
we
hope
that
when
it
gets
to
conference
committee
they
will
hash
out
the
differences
in
the
bills
and
make
sure
we
we
have
a
a
text
that
will
you
know
everyone
agrees
on.
We.
We
trust
our
chairs
in
the
Committees
and
the
governor's
team
to
to
negotiate
on
that
and
and
and
have
a
bill
that
will
represent
all
of
our
inputs.
G
G
It
almost
made
it,
but
at
the
last
hour
it
did
not
so
this
time
there's
so
many
of
you
that
have
worked
with
us
to
to
get
this
bill
through
and
really
highlighted
the
need
for
this
office
within
the
state
agencies
to
make
sure
that
we
focus
a
lot
on
employment
and
economic
development.
So
that's
where
we
are.
The
status
is
just
waiting
for
the
house
to
come
back
from
the.
A
G
You
Michelle
so
just
to
wrap
up
as
far
as
the
status
of
the
bill.
We
we're
hoping
all
the
different
stages
in
the
House
and
Senate
once
it
gets
to
the
conference
committee,
they
will
work
on
on
the
and
the
different
versions
of
the
bills
and
make
sure
we
have
one
version
that
will
be
up
for
the
governor
to
sign
and
so
and
as
first
timeline
is
concerned.
We
we
hope
that
the
session
might
conclude
around
the
same
time
this
year,
even
if
it
gets
Beyond
so
around
probably
end
of
May.
G
A
G
G
Of
course,
you
can
always
reach
out
to
me
and
then
send
me
your
comments,
but
you
also
feel
free
to
reach
out
to
the
jobs
Committee
in
the
house
and,
of
course,
in
the
jobs
and
Recovery
Development
Committee
in
the
Senate.
That's
chair,
Champion,
Senator,
champion
and
then
I
think
chair
Zhong
is
is
in
the
house
committee
that
deals
with
the
office
of
new
Americans
and,
of
course,
if
you
want
to
reach
out
to
the
governor's
office,
you're
always
welcome.
G
A
Super
thank
you
very
much
assistant,
commissioner
Muhammad,
really
grateful
that
you
were
able
to
jump
on
and
share
updates
regarding
the
office
of
new
Americans
and
and
hope
that
this
is
the
year
that
this
office
is
funded
by
the
legislature
and
I.
Appreciate
you
being
here.
Let's
see,
Amanda
can
I
turn
it
over
to
you
to
get
us
through
the
next
supportive
part
of
the
agenda.
C
C
I
C
I
I'm
I'm
Becca
I'm,
the
assistant
director
of
refugee
services
at
Cappy,
so
just
to
tell
you
all
a
little
bit
about
Twin
Cities
World
Refuge
Refugee
day
that
will
be
taking
place
on
June
11th
at
Centennial
Park
in
Brooklyn,
Center
I
will
send
in
the
chat
the
program
poster
and
link
to
read
more
about
it,
but
this
is
going
to
be
a
festival
that
celebrates
the
diversity
and
culture
that
refugees
bring
to
the
state,
as
well
as
raise
awareness
to
challenges
and
opportunities
refugees
are
experiencing.
After
newly
arriving
to
the
state.
I
So
we
encourage
everyone
to
attend
to
share
and
let
us
know
if
you'd
like
to
participate
in
any
way,
whether
providing
additional
resources
or
being
a
performer
or
vendor
or
sponsor
so
like
I,
said.
I'll
include
all
the
links
and
contact
information
for
that
for
you
to
read
about
it
and
know
kind
of
where
to
reach
out
to
participate
that
any
questions
for
now
I
have
a
quick
question.
C
A
That's
super,
thank
you
so
much
Becca
and
it's
so
wonderful
to
have
Cappy
Host.
This
even
I
know
it's.
It's
Kappy
has
hosted
this
event
for
a
number
of
years,
and
and
World
Refugee
day
is
June
20th
and
so
having
a
celebration
that
is,
is
so
well
attended
and
I'm.
So
robust
is
really
a
treasure
in
the
Twin
Cities
area.
A
We
appreciate
that
you're
able
to
hop
on.
Yes,
thank
you
and
if
there
are
any
other
questions,
feel
free
to
put
them
in
the
chat
or
raise
your
hand.
Otherwise,
we're
going
to
skip
back
for
a
quick
second
to
Federal
updates.
We
have
Cali
pliego
with
us
who
will
be
sharing
information
about
a
bill
that
was
reintroduced
at
the
federal
level
in
Congress,
the
American
Family
United
Center
United
act,
so
Kelly
I'll
turn
over
to
you.
J
J
It
is,
it
was
introduced
on
March
20
22nd
by
it
was
a
bipartisan
introduction
in
the
house.
So
the
the
two
sponsors
are
congresswoman
Veronica
Escobar
from
Texas
and
congresswoman
Maria
Salazar
from
Florida.
So
we
have
a
Democrat
and
Republican
that
sponsored
the
bill,
and
then
there
were,
you
know
immediately
a
whole
bunch
of
original
co-sponsors
that
that
just
went
on
when
it
was
introduced
because
of
the
because
of
the
status
of
the
bill
at
the
end
of
the
last
Congress.
J
J
J
This
introduction
was
the
sixth
time
that
we
had
a
bipartisan
introduction
of
the
bill
and
notably
in
the
last
Congress,
we
passed
out
of
committee,
the
bill
passed
out
of
committee
in
the
house,
and
it
was
a
great
push
at
the
end
of
the
Congress
to
get
a
house
floor
vote
which
we
weren't
able
to
get.
But
slowly
you
know,
but
surely
we're
kind
of
the
bill
is
getting
positioned
to
a
place
where
you
know.
J
Everyone
in
Congress
knows
about
this
issue
where,
as
an
organization
I
volunteer
with
an
advocacy
organization
outside
of
my
role
at
Minneapolis
City,
where
we
you
know,
are
constantly
having
meetings
with
the
city,
Capitol
Hill
staff,
about
this
issue
and
just
driving
home
the
importance
of
what
it
means,
what
it,
what
the
real
impacts
of
and
the
harms
caused
by
the
immigration
law.
So
it's
a
sensible.
It's
Common,
Sense
legislation.
J
It
fixes
a
small
problem,
for
you
know
kind
of
a
narrow
Community,
but
it
within
that
kind
of
it's
a
subset
of
the
undocumented
community
in
the
in
the
whole
United
States
that
are
again
married
to
a
U.S
citizen
or
the
child
of
a
U.S
citizen.
So
that
looks
like
step
children,
some
adopted
children
are
undocumented
and
they
don't
know
it
and
can
find
themselves
in
admissible
for
a
number
of
reasons.
J
C
Any
any
questions
Callie,
thank
you
I
just
want
to
say.
Thank
you,
because
I
think
this
bill
is
really
important.
I,
you
know
the
the
current
state
of
immigration
law
creates
so
much
hardship
for
families.
It
separates
families
and
it's
just
cruel,
there's,
not
really
a
a
good
policy
reason
for
it
and
I
I
think
this
is
such
an
important
bill.
So
thank
you
for
for
what
you're
doing
to
try
to
get
it
passed
and
I
really
appreciate
your
efforts,
and
thank
you
appreciate
you
being
here.
C
B
G
H
I
will
add
a
link
so
that
everybody
can
start
taking
a
look
at
it
if
you'd
like,
but
the
the
website
goes
is
very
short
and
summarized
as
far
as
like
who
we
are,
what
the
bill
is
doing
and
where
the
bill
is
currently
at.
I
I
want
to
emphasize
a
little
bit
more
on
the
tell
your
story,
as
many
of
you
know,
like
we're
really
doing
our
last
push
to
make
sure
that
we
Elevate
testimonials
and
Elevate
Community.
H
As
far
as
why
you
know
the
cumulative
impacts
would
help
or
benefit
communities,
and
we
are
doing
a
week
of
action
starting
on
the
24th
of
this
month.
So
we
will
have
a
combination
of
infographics
videos
and
directing
more
folks
to
this
landing
page
that
at
that
point,
will
have
a
little
bit
more
information
as
well
to
get
involved
and
I
really
am
hoping
one.
H
H
You
know
promoting
the
event
on
the
30th,
maybe
if
there's
potential
for
for
collaborations
or
anything
like
that
regarding
the
cumulative
impact,
Bill
I'm
more
than
happy
to
chat
and
I'll
include
my
contact
information
in
the
chat
as
well.
But
that
is
all
I
don't
know.
If
anybody
has
any
questions,
but
I
really
appreciate
the
the
time.
A
That's
awesome,
Carolina!
Thank
you!
So
much
I
I
just
have
a
quick
question
and
invite
others
to
ask
questions
to
if
you
could
walk
back
just
a
Teensy
bit
and
for
people
who
may
not
yet
have
an
orientation
about
the
bill
that
you're
talking
about.
If
there's
some
basic
information
that
you
can
provide
so
everyone's
on
the
same
page.
H
Anyways,
thank
you.
It's
also
on
the
landing
page,
but
again
I'll.
Add
it
in
the
chat
so
and
it's
we
tried
our
best
to
make
it
summarize
to
make
it
easy
to
understand,
but
the
bill
would
essentially
and
you'll
see
it
in
in
bullet
points.
It
would
define
environmental
justice
areas
based
on
factors
like
income,
race
and
tribal
status.
It
would
require
permit
applicants
to
consider
and
address
the
cumulative
impacts
of
new
facilities,
expansions
of
existing
facilities
and
then
also
facilities
that
are
major
sources
of
air
pollution.
H
It
would
provide
regulatory
protections
to
the
communities
to
ensure
that
the
facilities
with
certain
permits
and
significance
amount
of
pollution
cannot
be
permitted,
so
it
would
truly
address
current
major
polluters
as
well
as
future
projects
and
we've
had
mixed
conversations.
You
know
with
with
people
that
have
pushed
back
on
it,
but
the
biggest
thing
is
like
we
want
to
work.
You
know
with
local
businesses.
H
We
want
to
really
find
that
conversation
in
between
of
how
can
we
work
together
to
make
sure
that
we
have
we're
taking
we're
addressing
the
issue
and
also
looking
up
ways
Alternatives
right?
How
can
we
work
together
to
find
Alternatives
and
make
sure
that
we
are
protecting
and
working
and
supporting
the
people
who
are
directly
being
impacted.
H
A
Thank
you
for
putting
your
contact
information
in
the
chat
also
in
case
people,
have
questions
and
appreciate
the
links
as
well.
If
others
have
questions
that
they'd
like
to
direct
to
Carolina
right
now,
please
feel
free
to
do
so
really
appreciate
that
you're
able
to
make
time
to
join
us
today
and
your
work
and
kopal's
work
in
the
area
of
environmental
justice.
C
A
C
K
Yeah,
thank
you,
everyone
for
for
giving
me
the
space
and
time
to
speak
about
it.
So
The,
Immigrant
entrepreneur,
Summit,
is
a
non-profit
organization.
We've
been
around
in
the
tin
cities,
since
2019
I'm,
really
focusing
on
immigrant
entrepreneurship,
so
supporting
those
that
are
new
to
business.
So
just
those
thinking
about
starting
a
business
and
up
to
I
would
say
about
five
years
of
doing
business,
so
those
that
are
still
growing
and
scaling.
K
So
our
Summit
is
really
meant
to
help
be
a
supportive
Network
for
for
a
bright
variety
of
people
from
different
backgrounds.
So
we
have
a
very
diverse
group
that
will
be
coming
out
to
the
summit,
we're
looking
for
partners
in
this
to
help
spread.
The
word
there's
going
to
be
workshops,
an
awards
ceremony
that
will
celebrate
immigrant
entrepreneurship
and
success,
and
then
networking,
of
course,
so
ways
that
people
can
find
resources
to
grow
their
business
or
to
help
their
their
communities
so
yeah.
K
It
is
really
meant
to
be
that
space
that
that
is
inclusive
and
welcoming
for
those
that
are
maybe
not
as
familiar
with
the
business
World.
In
terms
of
you
know,
they
might
have
been
from
a
culture
or
background
that
is
very
different
than
American
entrepreneurship,
so
it's
made
to
be
accessible.
I'll
put
the
link
to
our
website
on
there.
I
would,
of
course,
appreciate
any
attendance
from
this
group,
but
we
would
also
love
to
invite
you
as
partners
as
well,
so
there's
different
ways,
sponsors
and
exhibitors,
so
that
is
it.
C
Very
good
all
right!
Well,
thank
you
so
much
for
joining
us
today
and
I
tended
we
that
Summit
was
it
last
year
and
it
was.
It
was
very
good
for
a
lot
of
good
information
met
a
lot
of
people,
so
I
encourage
everyone
to
to
take
a
look
at
it
and
if
you
can
fit
it
in
attend
all
right,
Michelle
that
gets
us
to
updates
from
the
cities
of
Saint
Paul
in
Minneapolis,
I
believe
yep.
A
And
I
think
there's
so
there's
one
for
you
and
one.
For
me,
one
of
the
things
that
we
wanted
to
highlight
is
jobs
at
the
City
of
Minneapolis.
There
are
a
number
of
job
opportunities,
one
in
the
department
where
the
office
of
immigrant
Refugee
Affairs
is
located.
Neighborhood
and
community
relations
is
hiring
for
a
community
specialist
to
work
with
the
disability
community.
C
A
Can
I
just
share
one
little
thing
because
for
people
who
may
not
have
access
to
the
chat
I
know
there
was
a
question
from
Kelly
if
there
are
any
scholarship
opportunities
for
the
35
registration
fee
and
Catherine
I
know,
you've
indicated
that
if
you
know
of
business
owners
that
would
like
scholarships
that
they
can
reach
out
to
you
directly.
Is
that
correct.
K
C
Next,
we
are
holding
our
monthly
citizenship,
fair
and
immigration
information
fair.
This
Saturday
April
15th
at
leap,
High
School
in
St
Paul
on
North
Albert
Street
in
St
Paul.
We
will
have
legal
service
providers
available
to
answer
questions
about
naturalization
and
other
immigration
issues.
We
will
have
English
language
providers
as
well
as
providers
who
help
people
prepare
for
the
citizenship
test,
as
well
as
Affinity
Plus,
Federal,
Credit
Union,
who
provides
loans
for
naturalization
and
other
Financial
Partners,
who
may
be
able
to
discuss
mortgages
and
other
products.
A
Yeah
I,
don't
think
we
can
and
I
think
we
did
share
it
by
email
to
this
group.
So
if
you
haven't
received
it
and
want
to
receive
it,
please
do
Reach
Out
directly
and
maybe
also
like,
if
you
know
of
people
who
are
interested
in
exploring
citizenship
and
maybe
interested
in
attending
on
this
event
on
Saturday,
but
are
on
the
fence
perhaps
or
have
transportation
issues.
Please
do
reach
out
to
edmundo
and
myself,
because
there
are
so
many
resource
providers
at
this
event
that
we
want
to
make
sure
that
people
are
able
to
access
it.
C
A
So,
just
very
briefly,
the
Minneapolis-St
Paul
International
Film
begins
runs
through
April
27th.
If
you
visit
the
website,
you
can
see
all
of
the
films
that
we'll
be
playing
from
all
over
the
world,
including
here
in
Minnesota
at
the
festival.
It's
a
really
exciting
opportunity
to
learn
about
different
cultures
through
film
and
I
know
that
the
film
festival
has
run
I,
believe
it's
been
decades,
so
it
truly
is
a
Twin
Cities
institution
and
invite
people
to
learn
more
visit
the
website
and
attend
some
of
the
films.
C
A
There's
a
QR
code
on
there
as
well
that
directs
people
to
the
office
of
immigrant
and
Refugee
Affairs.
So
if
you
encounter
someone
who
is
new
to
the
city
and
new
to
the
country,
this
may
be
a
way
for
people
to
start
to
learn
about
resources
that
exist.
That
can
help
people
find
their
footing
here.
So
I
will
resend
just
in
case
I,
didn't
I.
Think
I
did
send
to
this
group,
but
those
flyers
are
available
in
a
number
of
different
languages
and
if
their
follow-up
questions,
please
do
Reach
Out.
C
A
Sounds
good,
thank
you.
Everybody
don't
hesitate
to
reach
out
if
you'd
like
to
propose
a
topic
for
a
future
Twin
Cities
Immigration
Form.
We're
very
grateful
that
you
decided
to
spend
your
hour
with
us
today
very
grateful
to
our
speakers
who
joined
us
today
and
hope
you
have
a
wonderful
evening.
Thank
you
all
thank.