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From YouTube: December Twin Cities Immigration Forum: December 8, 2022
Description
The December Twin Cities Immigration Forum recognizes Human Rights Day (December 10) and International Migrants Day (December 18), includes presentations from the International Institute of Minnesota, Alight, the St. Paul Human Rights and Equal Economic Opportunity (HREEO) office, and the City of Minneapolis Health Department, as well as a recap of Minneapolis and St Paul Immigrant and Refugee Inclusion initiatives over 2022, immigration updates including Haitian Temporary Protected Status and Title 42, and more.
A
December's
edition
of
the
Twin
Cities
immigration
Forum,
this
month's
Edition
is
special
not
only
because
we
celebrate
International
migrants,
Day
on
December,
18th
and
human
rights
day
on
December
10th,
but
also
this
is
the
last
Twin
Cities
immigration
Forum
of
the
Year,
we're
very
grateful
to
people
who
have
been
with
us
from
throughout
the
year,
who
are
just
joining
this
time
and
feel
like
it's.
A
real
Milestone
to
have
accomplished
two
years
of
immigration
forms
monthly
immigration
forms.
B
A
Super
thank
you
so
I'm
putting
the
agenda
into
the
chat
one
more
time
for
people.
Who've
just
joined
us
as
I
mentioned
December
10th
is
human
rights
day
and
December.
18Th
is
international
migrants
day.
Both
dates
established
by
the
United
Nations
in
recognizing
rights
that
we
all
hold
as
humans
and
the
rights
of
migrants.
United
Nations
International
days
are
opportunities
to
educate
the
public
to
mobilize
political
will
and
resources
to
address
Global
issues
and
celebrate
the
achievements
of
humanity.
A
So
I'll
put
a
little
bit
of
information
about
Human,
Rights,
Day
and
international
migrants
stay
in
the
chat
and
encourage
others
to
read
more
and
learn
more
and
share
information
about
these
two
important
occasions
with
others
and
with
that
I
will
turn
into
Gene
grobman
with
the
International
Institute
of
Minnesota
she's,
our
first
speaker
and
we'll
be
talking
about
the
guaranteed
basic
income
program,
so
Jane.
Thank
you
so
much
for
being
with
us
today
and
we'll
turn
it
over
to
you.
C
Great,
thank
you
so
much
Michelle
for
the
introduction
and
thanks
to
both
you
and
edmundo,
for
inviting
me
to
talk
about
our
project,
so
I'm
going
to
jump
in
because
I
know
you
guys
have
a
packed
agenda,
so
I
want
to
give
everybody
kind
of
a
thumbnail
sketch
of
the
work
that
we're
doing
at
The
Institute
with
our
guaranteed
income
project,
but
I'm,
going
to
also
want
to
leave
time
for
people
to
ask
questions
also
or
to
respond
to
their
questions.
If
they're
going
to
put
them
in
the
chat.
C
C
C
So
we
were
because
it
was
Private
fund
three
dollars.
We
had
a
lot
of
autonomy
and
discretion
in
terms
of
how
we
designed
the
program-
and
we
worked
with
the
city
very
closely
on
that
they
were
very
involved
and
very
supportive,
and
so
we
were
able
to
enroll
25
families
who
will
receive
750
per
month
for
one
year
and
we
we
provide
that
funding
to
them
through
direct
deposit
into
their
bank
accounts.
C
That's
the
majority
of
people
in
the
program
there's
a
few
people
that
decided
they
would
prefer
a
prepared
paid
credit
card.
So
some
of
the
folks
are
doing
that.
But
most
of
them
it's
going
right
into
their
bank
account,
so
we
were
able
to
design
the
criteria
and
our
staff
talked
about
that
and
we
really
felt
like
we
wanted
to
serve
the
people
that
had
the
most
barriers.
C
C
And
then
the
fourth
category
was
people
waiting
for
a
long
time
for
their
work,
authorization
cards
and
they
didn't
have
resources
or
the
ability
to
go
to
work.
So
those
are
the
for
area.
Four
groups
of
people
that
were
serving
that
were
identified
by
our
staff
of
who
was
the
most
needy
all
right,
and
so
we
also
the
majority
of
people
in
the
program
are
refugees
and
folks
that
came
as
humanitarian
Parolees.
C
So
64
of
the
people
enrolled
in
the
program
are
Afghans
and
most
of
those
folks
came
under
the
humanitarian
parolee
program
on
the
second
largest
group
are
folks
from
the
Department
of
the
Democratic
Republic
of
Congo,
and
the
next
largest
group
is
Guatemala,
and
then
the
remaining
are
Ethiopia
folks
from
Burma
and
a
few
other
smaller
groups
that
are
enrolled.
So
it's
pretty
diverse
group
but
Afghans
are
the
largest
groups
involved.
C
C
So
you
can
imagine
for
our
staff
that
enrolled
people
in
the
program,
the
excitement
when
we
were
able
to
tell
them
that
and-
and
let
me
just
also
say
that
most
of
the
folks
in
this
program
are
very
newly
arrived-
were
when
they
were
enrolled
in
the
program.
We
started
enrolling
people
in
April
of
this
year
and
then
got
everybody
enrolled
by
early
August,
and
so
you
just
could
imagine
people
that
were
very
newly
arrived.
C
So
one
thing
that
we
thought
we
we
The
Institute,
we,
the
city
felt
was
very
important-
is
that
we
have
research.
So
when
the
when
the
year
comes
to
an
end,
what
did
this
funding
for
families
accomplish?
How
did
it
help
to
move
their
lives
forward?
So
we're
partnering
with
the
University
of
Illinois
at
Chicago,
Dr
Flynn
is
our
evaluator
and
so
she's
she's
digging
in
talking
to
the
families.
People
can
opt
out
if
they
don't
want
to
be
in
the
evaluation,
but
people
are
we're
looking
at
really.
C
C
They
didn't
have
to
tell
us
that,
but
they
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
folks
opted
in
and
we
can
actually
look
at
how
they
expended
their
funds,
and
we
wanted
to
do
that
just
to
make
it
easier
for
us
to
kind
of
draw
conclusions
from
that
and
see
how
people
are
spending
their
money.
So
people
are
people
are
using
it
for
emergency
savings,
so
in
case
there's
an
emergency
in
their
family
they're
saving
the
funds.
People
are
buying
cars.
C
We
all
know
the
need
in
Minnesota.
You
really
need
to
have
a
car
to
get
to
your
job
and
then
the
third
other
biggest
item
was
buying
items
for
their
children.
So
close
some
a
couple
people
mentioned
bikes
and
things
that
they
need
for
school.
So
those
are
the
three
biggest
areas
to
date,
but
I
think
the
other
thing
I
just
want
to
mention
is
I
think
you
know
both
our
evaluator
is
seeing
this
and
our
staff
are
seeing.
C
Well,
maybe
they
are
different
than
some
people,
but
these
folks
are
using
their
funds
very
wisely,
investing
in
things
that
are
going
to
move
their
lives
forward
so
yeah.
That's
it's
very
exciting.
We're
really
we'll
keep
learning
more
from
the
research
that
we're
doing
and
and
sharing
that
with
the
community,
so
very
happy
to
entertain
any
questions
that
anyone
has.
A
Yeah,
you
see
how
you
muted
see
I
was
going
to
say
thank
you
so
much
for
the
wonderful
information
Jane
and
if
people
are
interested
in
learning
more
about
the
program,
if
there
is
a
link,
you
would
direct
them
to
that
might
be
helpful,
as
people
are
thinking
about
questions
that
you
may
have,
please
feel
free
to
go
ahead
and
ask
your
question:
if
you
have,
it
feel
free
to
raise
your
hand,
put
it
in
the
chat
or
just
ask
it
out.
Thank
you.
B
C
A
Yeah
and
Gina
follow-up
question
two,
you
know
I
know
you
had
a
limited
number
of
families
and
I'm
sure
that
there's
a
lot
of
interest
in
an
expansion
of
the
program.
So
are
there
thoughts
around
that?
If
that
could
be
a
possibility
or
if
individuals
are
interested
in
supporting
that,
how
would
they?
C
Oh
thanks,
Michelle,
that's
a
that's
a
great
question,
so
yeah
a
year
goes
very
fast,
so
you
know
we
are
we
at
The.
Institute
are
are
thinking
about.
How
do
we
sustain
a
program
like
this
and
that's
another
reason
why
the
evaluation
was
so
important,
we're
also
in
conversation
with
the
city
to
talk
about
how
might
we
get
more
families
enrolled
in
the
program
or
prolonginate
along
a
period
of
time
that
people
are
in
the
program.
A
C
B
B
I
will
add,
though,
St
Paul
does
have
another
guaranteeding
income
program
going
on
right
now,
but
there
are
some
some
restrictions,
it's
open
to
anyone,
regardless
of
immigration
status,
but
the
restrictions
are
that
the
family
has
to
be
part
of
the
college-bound
savings
program
and
that's
program
that
Saint
Paul
has
for
children
who
are
born
and
live
in
St
Paul.
They
can
be
born.
You
know,
let's
say
they're
born
in
Minneapolis,
but
the
family
was
living
in
Saint
Paul.
B
At
the
time
of
the
birth
they
would
qualify
for
a
savings
program.
I
believe
it's
fifty
dollars
to
open
a
savings.
College
savings
account
for
that
child
and
then,
through
this
guaranteed
income
program,
the
the
child
would
receive
I
think
a
thousand
dollars
a
year
addition
for
the
first
year
and
then
the
family
members
would
receive
a
thousand
dollars
a
month
to
to
do
with
the
money
as
they
see
fit
and
need.
B
So
if
people
have
a
recent
arrivals
but
they've
had
a
child
that
was
born
in
Saint,
Paul
or
child,
while
they
were
living
in
St
Paul
since
they've
been
here,
they
could
qualify
for
that
program
and
that's
currently
open
and
available
through
on
through
the
city's
college-bound
Savings
Program.
It's
on
our
website.
A
B
A
There's
yep:
if
there's
additional
information
you
may
want
to
share
in
the
chat
for
our
audience,
please
feel
free
to
do
so
and
to
keep
things
moving
along.
I
will
introduce
our
next
speaker,
who
I
think
is
going
to
be
Rochelle
and
I.
See
you
visible.
So
if
it's,
if
it
yes
so
Rochelle
King
with
the
Department
of
Human
Services
Refugee
programs
office
to
talk
about
2022,
welcoming
initiatives,
including
Afghan
and
Ukrainian
arrivals
to
Minnesota
Sultan
over
to
you,
Rochelle,
thanks
so
much
for
being
with
us
today.
E
Sure,
thanks
and
thanks
for
the
invitation
Michelle
and
it's
nice
to
see
so
many
familiar
names
and
some
new
names
on
the
list
as
well.
So
my
name
is
Rochelle
King
and
I
am
at
the
Department
of
Human
Services
and
service
state
Refugee
coordinator
here
in
Minnesota,
and
what
that
means.
As
far
as
like
the
role
of
DHS,
we
really
are
focused
on
people
who
have
a
humanitarian
protection
status.
E
We
serve
as
a
a
voice
in
state
government
for
those
populations
and
liaison
between
State
entities
and
the
federal
government
I'm
around
issues
related
to
people
who
are
arriving
with
humanitarian
protection
status.
So
I'm
going
to
do
just
a
couple
of
highlights.
I
know
you
guys
have
lots
of
things
to
talk
about,
but
just
to
kind
of
talk
about
sort
of
like
Global
who's
coming
to
Minnesota.
Is
that
maybe
does
that
seem
right,
Michelle?
Okay?
E
So
for
those
of
you
who
I
know
see
some
names
that
might
be
on
other
calls
have
heard
this
information
as
well,
but
just
looking
forward
to
2023
when
we're
talking
about
sort
of
like
the
federal
fiscal
year
that
just
started
at
the
at
the
beginning
of
October.
The
state
of
Minnesota
has
an
approved
capacity
for
Refugee
arrivals,
so
people
who
are
arriving
through
the
U.S
Refugee
admissions
program
was
just
announced.
E
The
total,
when
you
add
all
of
the
local
resettlement
agencies
together
around
1700
people,
we're
seeing
a
lot
of
diversity
in
who's
coming
through
that
program.
Right
now,
I
think
in
the
the
people
who
have
arrived
so
far,
I
think
we
have
like
12
or
13
different
nationalities
that
are
represented
in
the
rivals
who
have
come
so
far.
E
What
the
federal
government
is
saying
is
that
the
the
this
Administration
has
set
a
ceiling
as
far
as
the
maximum
number
of
people
who
can
be
admitted
in
a
year
to
the
U.S
at
125
000,
but
really
functionally.
The
program
is
still
in
a
rebuilding
phase.
So,
on
what
we're
hearing
from
resettlement
partners
and
from
the
federal
government
is
that
those
numbers
are
going
to
start
slow
and
build
up
over
the
course
of
the
year,
so
I
think
we'll
see
that
same
Trend
happen
here
in
Minnesota.
E
E
If
you
hear
that
those
folks
are
entering
with
a
parole
status
in
Minnesota,
we
don't
find
out
and
no
States
find
out
about
people
before
they
come
so
they're
not
connected
in
the
same
way
as
some
other
populations
are,
and
so
we're
only
finding
out
about
people
once
they
are
accessing
Services
here.
What
we
know
is
that
there
have
been
about
around
2,
000
or
so
people
in
the
United
States
who
have
filed
for
others
to
join
them
here
through
the
United
program.
We
don't
know
that.
E
That's
how
many
people
who
have
irought
have
arrived.
Our
best
guess
right
now
is
about
a
thousand
people
or
so
have
access
services
in
the
state
of
Minnesota
who
came
through
the
you
for
you
program
and
that
that
program
does
not
have
a
ceiling
nationally
about
100
000
people
who
have
arrived
have
arrived
so
far
and,
like
I
said,
we
think
about
a
thousand
people
to
Minnesota.
But
that
is
a
program.
That's
going
to
continue.
E
E
That's
a
trend
that
can
that
started
a
while
ago
and
is
continuing
now
they're,
seeing
about
30,
000
people
or
twenties
I
think
it
was
26
000
people
per
month,
Cubans
and
Haitians
are
arriving
in
the
United
States.
So
you
do
the
math
out.
That's
a
lot
of
people,
people
who
arrive
and
we're
starting
to
see
more
people
in
Minnesota
who
are
Cubans
or
Haitians
who
are
entering
the
U.S
in
varying
status.
This
is
another
thing:
I
just
want
to
plant
the
seed.
E
If
you're
seeing
people
who
are
Cubans
or
Haitians
who
are
recent
arrivals,
they
also
are
eligible
for
state
and
federal
benefits,
as
Cuban
patient
entrance
irregardless
of
kind
of
what
their
status
is
like
99.999
of
the
time.
This
is
a
group
that
is
really
disconnected
from
Services
oftentimes,
and
so
we
want
to
make
sure
those
of
you
who
are
on
the
call
who
are
connected
can
make
sure
that
those
people
get
connected
to
the
services
that
they're
eligible
for
they're
eligible
for
Refugee
cash
assistance.
E
They're
eligible
for
TANF
benefits
those
sorts
of
things,
even
if
they
are
in
removal
proceedings,
even
if
they
have
applied
for
Asylum
all
of
those
things,
the
their
their
nationality
and
that
they
are
here
is
sort
of
the
basis
of
their
eligibility.
So
I
want
to
plant
that
seed
as
well
and
then
I'm
going
to
stop
talking,
but
I'll
make
sure
to
get
the
a
Ukrainian
Roundtable
information
in
the
chat
I'll
make
sure
to
get
a
link
to
our
site
in
the
chat.
E
So
if
you
have
people
that
you're
connected
with
from
the
populations
that
I
mentioned,
it
lists
the
service
providers
that
are
office
funds.
Who
would
be
able
to
offer
some
services
to
folks
and
there's
one
more
thing
that
I
thought
I
was
gonna.
Those
are
the
two
things
that
I'll
put
in
the
chat
and
Michelle.
You
can
cue
me
if
I'm
missing
something.
A
I
actually
also
added
the
ukrainian-american
community
center,
a
link
just
so
that
people
had
it
in
case
they're
interested
and
would
welcome
people
to
if
you
have
questions
for
Rochelle
with
regard
to
Refugee
resettlement,
newer
arrivals
arrivals,
that
the
state
has
assisted
over
the
course
of
2022.
Now
is
the
opportunity
to
ask
your
question
so
please
feel
free
to
raise
your
hand,
just
ask
it
out
or
put
your
question
into
the
chat
and
we'll
just
give
it
a
moment.
A
B
Or
should
I
also
have
a
quick
question
on
Cubans
and
Haitians,
because
we
we
have
gotten
a
few
calls
about
Cubans,
not
I,
don't
think
I've
heard
of
any
Haitians
arriving
with
Cubans,
because
we
have
a
history
of
settling
Cubans
here
in
Twin
Cities.
How
would
they?
How
would
those
individuals
get
connected
to
Services?
Should
they
just
go
through
the
county?
Should
they
contact
your
office.
E
So
people
should,
if
they
go
to
the
county
and
they
have
those
status
it
should
that
should
be
a
good
Gateway.
Otherwise
they
can
access
the
services
that
we
fund
through
our
office.
So
the
link
that
I'll
put
in
will
show
this
the
agencies
that
we
fund
and
they
should
be
able
to
access
that
way
or,
if
they're,
having
trouble
again
connect
connect
with
us
connect
with
me.
I
can
connect
somebody
on
my
team
to
make
sure
that
they
get
connected
as
well.
A
E
Yes,
it
was
just
on
a
call
and
I
shared
a
public
site
that
actually
that
people
can
access
as
well,
so
there's
a
public
site.
So
we
have
that
information
in
Minnesota
I
think
the
next
largest
population
right
now
for
Refugee
arrivals.
It
was
Somali,
followed
by
Democratic
Republic
of
Congo,
followed
by
I,
can't
remember
the
other
ones,
but
raps.net.
If
you
go
on
there.
This
is
the
Department
of
State
actually
has
a
public-facing
website.
E
If
you
go
to
raps.net
and
I'll
get
that
in
the
chat
too,
the
upper
right
hand
corner
there's
a
reports
Tab
and
that
has
both
National
reports
as
well
as
local
reports.
They
updated
on
a
monthly
basis.
So
anytime
you
want
to
you,
don't
have
to
be
dependent
on
our
office
or
any
other
meetings.
You
can
go
right
on
there
and
find
the
most
up-to-date
information
about
how
many
people
have
arrived
to
Minnesota
and
what
are
their
nationalities.
B
E
A
B
F
B
B
F
So
a
light
is
an
organization,
that's
been
around
for
about
45
years,
and
we've
worked
globally
all
over
the
world.
You
can
see
on
this
slide.
It
represents
both
on
the
map
and
then
also
in
in
verbiage,
some
of
the
countries
that
we
work
in.
We
work
in
over
20
countries
in
various
programs
really
meeting
people
on
their
journey
of
displacement
wherever
that
might
be
and
providing
key
services
along
the
way.
F
Those
those
countries
you
can
see
are
really
widespread
and
then,
most
recently,
we've
actually
started
working
in
the
United
States
and
also
done
a
response
in
Poland
right
after
Russia's,
Invasion
and
I'll
talk
with
you
a
little
bit
about
two
key
programs
that
we
have
right
here
in
Minnesota
that
people
can
actively
get
involved
in
and
many
people
on.
The
call
that
I
I
recognize
are
key
connections
and
key
communities
that
we
rely
on
in
order
to
do
this
program.
F
So
I
will
say
that
I
know
I
know
a
lot
about
this
program
and
I'll
also
talk
a
little
bit
about
our
welcome
home
program,
which
is
led
by
my
colleague
Sonia,
but
to
give
you
a
little
bit
of
kind
of
context
of
the
sponsor
program.
To
begin
with.
Many
of
you
know
these
key
things,
but
7
million
ukrainians
have
that
number
just
keeps
going
up.
Most
of
them.
F
That's
called
the
uniting
for
Ukraine
program.
Often
people
say
you
for
you.
I
know
it
was
just
mentioned
a
few
times
already.
You
might
have
a
lot
of
experience,
understanding
it,
maybe
a
little
I'll
just
dive
into
it
for
just
a
moment.
Just
so
you
kind
of
understand
where
a
light
comes
in,
so
this
pathway
offers
offers
this
opportunity
for
125
000,
new
cranians
and
that
number
just
keeps
getting
bigger
as
well
to
come
to
the
United
States
on
a
humanitarian
parole
visa
for
an
initial
two
years.
F
The
difference
with
this
and
I'm
sure
we've
already
heard
this
a
little
bit
today,
is
that
the
Ukrainian
family
must
have
a
sponsor
in
the
United
States
to
open
this
pathway
and
unlock
this
parole
period.
So
what
we've
done
at
a
light
is
open
up
our
program
to
be
supportive
to
sponsors
during
that
Journey
that
they
take.
F
F
You
know
this
large
commitment
that
they're
taking
to
be
a
sponsor,
making
sure
that
they
know
know
what
they're
stepping
into
know
what
those
expectations
are
and
have
a
support
system
along
the
way
we
have
dedicated
Elite
guides
who
work
with
every
sponsor
group.
We
do
q,
a
sessions
for
sponsors
every
single
week
twice
a
week
over
Zoom
we
host
in-person
sessions
and
Gatherings.
F
F
Afghans
were
given
the
opportunity
to
shop
for
free
and
new
items
for
their
homes
and
really
also
make
sure
that
they
have
the
support
system.
There
are
interpreters
and
volunteers
to
support
them
as
they,
you
know,
went
to
the
market
and
explored
it
and
then
were
able
to
take
things
home
and
then
right
now,
I'm
speaking
about
some
of
the
current
programming.
So
that
was
right.
When
the
welcome
home
program
began,
we
do
monthly
field
trips
for
women
and
youth.
F
If
you'd
like
to
hear
more
and
I
know
that
I
have
maybe
a
few
moments
for
questions,
you
are
more
than
welcome
at
any
point
in
time
to
contact
me.
Maybe
you
know
of
somebody
who
wants
to
sponsor
we'd
love
to
connect
with
them.
Maybe
you
know
of
someone
who
wants
to
volunteer
with
their
Afghan
programming.
I
can
connect
you
with
Sonia
we're
really
excited
because
it
feels
like
this
programming
is
really
just
deepening
right
now
and
I'm
excited
to
continue
working
with.
F
F
We
just
got
word
that
there's
a
really
great
job
that
the
father
applied
to,
and
we
also
got
word
that
the
two
13
year
old
girl
twins
are
in
school
now
and
so
some
really
great
moments
that
are
happening
as
the
family
really
settles
in
and
the
sponsor
group
is
there
for
them
to
support
them.
On
that
Journey,
okay,
I'm
gonna,
stop
sharing.
B
B
You
that
was
it's
really
exciting
and
I'll
I'll
just
give
a
little
plug
for
you
and
a
light
and
I
I
saw
you
guys
on
Almanac
on
a
Friday
and
and
the
sponsor
mom
was
on.
She
was,
she
was
great
with
you
know,
really
pretty
exciting
and
so
I'm
gonna
open
it
up
any
questions.
Any
anyone
have
questions
for
Stephanie
about
a
light
and
how
people
can
sign
up
for
sponsorship.
G
F
That's
a
great
question,
so
we
use
the
welcome.us
platform
called
Welcome
connect
to
connect
people
together,
and
so
it's
it's,
this
great
platform
that
really
releases
the
barriers
of
how
how
do
I
connect
with
a
family?
How
do
I
figure
this
out,
where
both
the
Ukrainian
family
and
also
the
sponsor
group,
creates
a
profile
and
the
sponsor
group
and
I
always
want
to
make
a
note
of
this
that
it
never
has
to
be.
You
know
we
have
a
lovely
family
who
does
sponsor,
but
we
often
have
Community
groups.
F
You
know:
schools,
Faith
groups,
book
clubs,
other
groups
that
step
up,
but
both
the
sponsor
group
and
the
Ukrainian
family
create
a
profile
and
the
Ukrainian
families
actually
initiate
the
connection.
So
they're
able
to
look
through
profiles
actually
know
where
they're
going
to
so.
You
know
if
someone's
coming
to
Minnesota
they're
aware
that
they're
going
to
be
in
the
cold,
they
don't
have
the
fall,
pretenses
they're
going
to
sunny
California
but
they're
able
to
make
make
a
connection
and
view
each
other's
profiles,
and
then
they
actually
get
the
opportunity
to
chat.
F
F
The
other
piece
that
I'll
note
is
that
something
that's
exciting
is
that
because
we
have
our
team
on
the
ground
in
Poland
they're
able
to
offer
support
to
people
before
they
actually
arrive
in
the
United
States,
and
so
our
Poland
team
will
talk
to
anyone,
regardless
of
where
they
are
I
will
say.
Most
Ukrainian
families
are
in
Poland.
F
A
lot
are
in
Germany
I've
heard
some
are
in
Italy,
some
have
been
in
France,
some
are
still
in
Ukraine,
and
so
the
majority
is
in
Poland,
but
our
Poland
team,
no
matter
where
the
family
is,
will
get
connected
to
the
family
and
make
sure
they
have
the
right
travel
documents
make
sure
that
they
have
their
flights.
They
have
safe,
temporary
housing
before
they
depart
and
really
make
sure
that
the
family
is
supported
before
they
start
that
that
longer
journey
to
make
sure
that
it
feels
smoother
on
both
ends.
F
B
F
B
Thanks
all
right,
well,
we'll
move
on
thanks,
Stephanie
and
we'll
we'll
definitely
share
your
contact
information
on
our
notes.
All
right.
Next
we're
going
to
jump
over
to
Beth
Commerce
Beth
is
the
deputy
director
of
for
human
rights
and
labor
standards
for
St
Paul's
Department
of
Human
Rights
and
equal
Economic
Opportunity
hi
Beth
investment
talked
to
us
about
Hero
at
St,
Paul
good.
H
Afternoon
everybody
thank
you
for
having
me
I
would
also
like
to
introduce
my
colleague,
Michelle
Severson
she's,
probably
just
going
to
give
you
a
couple
waves.
I
have
been
told
that
Michelle
lost
her
voice.
Yesterday
it
was
her
birthday,
I,
don't
know
what
the
celebration
entailed,
but
happy
birthday,
Michelle
I'm
gonna
really
quickly
share
my
screen.
My
caveat
here
is
that
I
am
at
home
with
a
sick
kid
and
have
two
dogs
here.
So
if
I
go
on
mute
and
gesture
to
someone
else,
you'll
know
it's
your
turn
to
jump
in.
H
That's
great,
so
we
are
going
to
talk
about
hero.
Our
mission
is
serving
Saint
Paul
residents
and
businesses.
You
can
see
that
by
advancing
Justice
and
equity
and
our
three
components
are
through
education,
advocacy
and
enforcement.
Sometimes
the
enforcement
gets
all
the
attention,
but
we
really
do
strive
to
do
education
and
advocacy
as
well.
H
H
Everything
the
city
of
Saint
Paul
purchases
goes
through
are
very
small,
But
Mighty
procurement
staff.
So
if
we
are
taking
a
giraffe
on
loan
from
another
zoo
that
will
go
through
our
procurement,
Department
everything
from
giraffes
and
animals
to
salt
and
sand
that
they
use
on
the
streets
in
the
winter,
the
pencils
that
we
use,
literally
every
single
contract
goes
through
this
team.
H
Our
next
division
is
contract
compliance.
You
know
the
Minnesota
Department
of
Human
Rights
sets
Workforce
goals
for
contractors
who
do
business
with
the
state
of
Minnesota
in
certain
areas
and
under
certain
amounts
and
Saint
Paul
follows
those
Workforce
schools,
and
so
we
monitor
contracts
to
see
how
the
entities
with
which
we
do
business
are
doing
how
their
good
faith
effort
is
toward
diversifying
their
staff
in
terms
of
race,
race,
ethnicity
and
gender.
So
we
also
have
our
Administration
team.
They
really
they
ensure
that
we
run
well.
H
H
This
PowerPoint
I
have
given
you
edmundo.
There
are
links
in
there
if
you
want
to
share
it
with
anybody,
so
they
can.
You
know
dive
deep
into
the
areas
we
have
authority
over.
You
can
get
access
to
the
complaint
process.
On
the
human
rights
side.
We
focus
on
individual
complaints
of
discrimination.
We
do
have
contracts
with
HUD
the
Housing
and
Urban
Development
Department
for
the
United
States
government
or
HUD
yeah
and
the
EEOC.
H
We
have
our
accessibility
program,
which
is
even
mightier
than
the
procurement
Department,
because
it
is
Michelle
Michelle
works
hard.
She
is
the
accessibility
coordinator
for
the
entire
city,
she's
been
really
working
hard
to
identify,
leads
in
every
city,
Department
that
will
prioritize
making
Saint,
Paul
accessible
and
more
more
livable.
For
our
neighbors
with
disabilities,
and
also
for
English
language
Learners
and
for
folks
who
are
under
the
language,
the
English
proficiency
plan
so
and
I'm
stumbling
over
my
words
I
apologize.
We
also
have
the
PCR.
H
The
PCR
is
civilian
complaints
of
allegations
of
police
misconduct,
and
then
we
have
our
labor
standards
team,
which
for
labor
standards
we
enforce
minimum
wage
and
earn
sick
and
safe
time
and
there's
another
one
here.
That's
set
to
expire,
so
I
took
it
out
the
hospitality
right
to
recall
and
that
ordinance
is
in
essence
if
employees
are
laid
off
because
of
something
like
a
pandemic,
that
those
employees
have
the
first
right
to
their
jobs
to
getting
their
jobs
back.
H
We
set
minimum
wage
in
the
city.
You
can
see
that
online
and
then
we
also
enforce
earn
sick
and
save
save
time.
Every
employee
in
the
city
of
Saint
Paul,
who
works
in
the
city
of
Saint
Paul,
is
required
to
earn
one
hour
of
sick
time
for
every
30
hours
worked.
So
pretty
awesome.
We
do
have
a
lot
of
commissions
and
committees
in
hero
and
they're,
always
accepting
applications.
There's
my
little
plug
I
put
them
in
alphabetical
order.
We
have
the
advising
advisory
committee
on
Aging.
H
They
really
work
to
keep
the
mayor
and
the
mayor's
team
and
by
default
the
rest
of
the
city
informed
on
what
it's
like
to
live
in
Saint
Paul
when
you're
aging.
What
are
your?
What
are
our
strengths?
What
are
weaknesses?
What
are
barriers?
The
hero
commission
is
kind
of
a
unique
body,
as
is
the
PC
Arc.
Hero,
commission
and
PCR
have
the
capacity
to
review
cases.
H
The
police,
civilian
Internal
Affairs,
like
I,
said
earlier
reviews
cases
of
allegations
of
police
misconduct
very,
very
defined
set
of
areas.
That's
all
available
online
and
it's
linked
to
in
this
presentation,
and
then
the
hero
commission
would
see
a
case
if
there's
an
appeal
to
a
determination
we've
made
like
right
now,
our
hero
commission
is,
is
going
to
be
seeing
our
very
first
ever
appeal
to
an
earned,
sick
and
save
time
determination.
It's
pretty
exciting,
because
it'll
really
push
the
envelope
on
on
that
ordinance
really
and
how
much
we
will
stand
up
behind
it.
H
So
we
have
our
labor
standards
advisor
committee.
It's
pretty
new
I
am
really
hoping
that
that
committee
will
push
the
mayor
and
the
mayor's
team
and
the
city
council
to
make
Saint
Paul
better
a
better
place
to
work
and
that
it
will
also
think
about
owners,
business
owners
in
that
in
that
Paradigm
as
well,
and
then
we
have
the
mayor's
advisory
committee
for
people
with
disabilities.
We
call
it
Mac
PD,
and
that
is
a
committee
that
Michelle
sits
at
the
helm
of
and
that
committee
they
just
met
with
p.
H
They
just
met
with
public
works.
I
almost
said
it
incorrectly
to
talk
about
challenges
of
navigating
the
city
when
you're
living
with
disabilities,
especially
in
the
winter
time.
So
that
is
what
we
do
in
a
nutshell:
I'm
going
to
stop
sharing
my
screen,
Michelle's
contact
information
and
my
contact
information
is
here:
I
hope
that
wasn't
Too
Short,
no
I
hope
that
wasn't
too
boring
either.
But
I
would
love
to
take
questions,
and
maybe
Michelle
wants
to
take
a
try
to
take
a
question
here
or
there.
B
A
Yep
yeah,
and
also
really
one
of
the
focuses
that
we
that
edmundo
and
I
had
discussed
in
preparing
for
today
was
thinking
about
how
human
rights
sometimes
are
viewed
as
a
very
foreign
concept,
and
just
really
understanding
that
these
are
everyday
things.
Everyday
Concepts
that
apply
in
our
everyday
life
and
so
having
people
understand
how
city
employees
defend
and
share
information
about
people's
rights
is
something
we
thought
was
very
important
for
today,
so
very
grateful
that
you're
able
to
come
on
Beth
and
Michelle.
A
H
Yeah
and
I
would
add
to
what
you
said:
Michelle
you're,
absolutely
right.
I
also
think
that
sometimes
human
rights,
the
it
seems
so
conceptual
that
it
doesn't
seem
accessible.
But
we
are
in
your
city
right
in
Saint,
Paul
and
Minneapolis.
I
know
that
Bloomington
Duluth
in
different
cities
around
the
state
as
well
they're
starting
to
get
some
ordinances
in
these
areas.
So
they
have
enforcement
capability
too,
which
is
pretty
exciting.
A
B
H
Can
I
just
tell
you
one
big
effort
that
Michelle
is
doing
is
updating
our
our
language
Access
program
around
the
entire
city
and
whether
someone
is
doesn't
speak,
English
or
is
an
English
language.
Learner
Michelle
is
pushing
the
whole
city
to
do
better
to
think
about
how
we
meet
people
in
our
offices,
how
we
meet
people
online,
how
we
serve
how
we
serve
the
community
and
how
we
can
do
it
better.
So
it's
pretty
awesome
that
she's,
here,
yeah
and
I
really
hope
you
reach
out.
A
Excellent,
thank
you
and,
if
there's
any
information
specific
to
language
access
on
the
city
of
St
Paul
webpage,
please
know
that
that
is
very
interesting
and
if
there's
anything
that
you
could
put
in
the
chat,
we
do
take
notes
from
these
meetings
in
addition
to
having
them
recorded
so
we'll
share
any
links
afterwards.
So
thank
you
again
for
being
with
us
and
thank
you.
G
All
right:
well,
we
have
a
lot
of
things
to
everybody.
My
name
is
justo
Garcia
I'm,
a
senior
health,
environmental,
health
specialist
with
the
City
of
Minneapolis,
another
work,
a
health
inspector,
so
the
one
who
goes
to
restaurants,
hotels
and
pretty
much
every
place
with
food
is
made,
including
Community
event.
Last
weekend,
I
was
just
at
the
Viking
Stadium
doing
inspections
there.
So
it's
basically
our
job
is
making
sure
you
go
and
celebrate
at
the
public
places.
Restaurants
and
just
don't
walk
out
of
there
with
diarrhea.
That's
our
goal.
G
However,
now
one
of
the
things
is
I
just
very
excited
to
share
with
you
is:
we
are
really
trying
to
take
a
very
hard
approach
into
providing
services
to
our
immigrant
communities.
We
are
actually
looking
to
organizations
agencies
within
the
City
of
Minneapolis
that
you
know
will
like
pretty
much
to
Branch
our
look
at
Food
businesses,
Hospitality
businesses
as
a
possibility
for
their
clients
to
be
able
to
get
job.
G
G
However,
in
your
organization,
if
you
are
interested
in
providing
food
safety,
training
for
your
clients
and
notice
some
of
this
food
safety
training,
we
actually
can
provide
certificates
that
allow
them
actually
to
be
more
competitive
when
they
are
looking
for
those
jobs,
especially
within
the
food
industry,
and
the
food
industry.
Remember
is
one
part,
is
the
restaurants
and
the
other
part
are
actually
the
food
manufacturing
companies.
G
So
having
that
food
background,
it's
a
very
key
aspect
that
those
employers
are
looking
and
reality
is.
Is
the
areas
in
which
really
I
in
an
incredible
need
of
employees?
We
just,
unfortunately,
a
couple
of
companies
who
have
even
been
busted
for
hiring
miners
actually
to
work
in
in
in
in
in
this
job
and
parties
that
they
are
really
having
a
hard
time
getting
people
and
for
most
I
mean
of
us
who
work
with
immigrants.
G
One
thing
that
I
tell
you
is
they
just
want
to
get
back
to
work
and
regardless,
once
they
come
from
wherever
they
come,
they
usually
and
whatever
the
title
was.
They
usually
just
put
their
titles
on
the
title
under
the
arm,
but
they
are
ready
to
do
any
job.
They,
like
you
know
they
love
to
to
be
productive
and,
and
the
idea
is
to
provide
those.
G
So
we
are
being
very
intentional
when
one
thing
that
I
also
want
to
mention
to
you
is,
you
know
there
is
the
the
Department
of
Agriculture
have
this
have
actually
expand?
What
is
what
was
known
as
the
college
food
program,
college
food
program,
allow
people
to
make
certain
food
items
and
they
can
prepare
those
in
their
homes,
and
so
it's
basically
was
the
modification
of
the
Pico
bill
in
which
initially
was
five
thousand
dollar
cup.
G
Then
the
cottage
food
started
and
move
it
to
18
000
initially
and
right
now,
the
state
is
allowed
active
sales
to
78
000
per
individual
that
is
registered
within
this
program
to
get
register
for
this
program.
All
what
you
have
to
do
is
a
four
hour
training
that
training
it's
provided
mainly
through
the
University
of
Minnesota,
but
I
have
done
training
myself.
I've
actually
had
provide
training
and
certification
for
folks
in
the
community.
G
I
have
done
it
at
the
warehouse,
I
have
done
in
North,
Minneapolis
I
have
done
a
few
other
places,
and
so
this
is
a
great
opportunity.
If
you
are
trying
to
get
also
your
clients
that
you
know
may
have
those
ideas
they
are
coming
from
other
places.
The
first
thing
is
I
mean
we
just
you
know,
show
them
the
products
that
they
can
make
because
they
are
limited.
But
then
you
know
how
just
to
to
register
and
get
that
I'm
gonna
put
a
link
into
the
here
into
the
chat
for
that
particular
program.
G
Just
wanna
tell
you.
If,
if
you
are
interested
in,
you
know
getting
those
and
unfortunately
it's
only
for
Minneapolis.
However,
your
clients
don't
just
have
to
be
from
Minneapolis.
So,
if
you're,
an
organization
that
operates
out
of
Minneapolis-
and
you
have
your
clients
out
of
the
greater
metro
area
as
long
as
you
can
locate
the
training
here
in
Minneapolis,
I'll
be
happy
to
do
it.
I
will
happy
to
talk
to
you
if
you
want
more
information,
feel
free
reach
out
to
me.
G
My
one
of
my
co-workers,
Leslie
Foreman,
who
is
our
community
of
rich
person,
she's
a
great
contact.
We
work
together
in
this
role.
My
role
is
actually
a
health
inspector
about
my.
My
emphasis
is
in
community
outreach,
so
which
is
a
really
good
things
within
our
health
department
and
the
reason
honestly
that
we
create
this.
It
was
we've
in
the
very
beginning,
through
focus
groups,
focus
group,
we
actually
find
out
that
that
was
a
really
big
gap
within
our
immigrant
communities
and
especially
the
food
safety
culture.
G
So
we
really
try
to
help
folks
to
number
one
be
safe,
safe
for
their
families
and
also
be
able
to
you
know,
get
into
the
food
industry
just
knowing
and
creating
that
food
safety
culture.
So
thank
you
I'll.
Just
if
you
have
any
questions,
I
don't
know
how
much
time
do
I
have
but
I'll
be
happy
to
answer
any
question.
That's.
A
Awesome,
thank
you
so
much
justo
for
joining
us
for
sharing
this
information
very
helpful.
If
you
could
put
your
contact
information
in
the
chat,
so
people
can
reach
out
to
you.
That
would
be
super.
If
there
are
any
questions,
please
people
feel
free
to
raise
your
hand.
Just
ask
your
question
or
put
it
in
the
chat
and
we'll
leave
it
open
for
a
moment
to
give
people
time
in
case
there
are
any
questions
for
who's
still
but
again,
while
we're
waiting.
A
Thank
you
very
much
Christo
for
making
time
this
evening
to
join
us
and
thank
you
for
the
links
that
you've
put
in
the
chat
and
I'm
not
seeing
any
questions
or
raised
hands,
and
we
are
at
5
32,
so
I'm
going
to
quickly
transition
to
one
topic
and
then
turn
it
to
edmundo
for
to
discuss.
Immigrant
and
Refugee
inclusion
work
in
the
Twin
Cities
I
just
wanted
to
note
on
the
subject
of
new
arrivals
from
the
southern
border
in
Minneapolis
and
in
St
Paul.
A
We
are
learning
of
new
arrivals
to
the
Twin
Cities
from
the
southern
border,
including
from
countries
such
as
Ecuador,
Guatemala,
Nicaragua,
Venezuela,
El,
Salvador
and
Honduras,
and
our
cities
together
are
hosting
monthly
virtual
space
on
Alternate
Wednesdays,
a
virtual
meeting
from
6
to
7
PM
for
community
members.
Community
leaders
to
share
information,
identify
needs
and
connect
people
to
resources.
A
So
if
you're,
interacting
with
families
who
are
new
arrivals,
who
may
not
have
access
to
resources-
and
you
would
like
to
discuss
that-
please
do
feel
free
to
join
us
again,
alternate
Wednesdays
from
6
to
7
PM.
Our
next
virtual
meeting
will
be
on
December
14th
at
6
PM.
If
you'd
like
to
join,
please
do
reach
out
to
myself
or
to
edmundo
to
receive
the
link
to
join.
A
We
will
be
returning
to
this
topic
in
January
with
additional
information
and
also
wanted
to
share
that
Hennepin
County
has
set
up
an
Amazon
wish
list
for
individuals
who
might
be
interested
in
donating
clothing
and
other
necessities
for
a
new
arrival.
So
we'll
put
that
link
into
the
chat
as
well,
so
leave
it
open
for
a
quick
second
I.
Don't
know
if
there's
anything
else
you
wanted
to
share
on
that,
please
do
feel
free
to
share
otherwise
we'll
turn
it
over
to
you
for
the
next.
B
Thanks
Michelle,
unless
anyone
has
questions,
I'll
just
jump
right
into
talking
about
the
inclusion
work
that
both
the
cities
in
Minneapolis
have
been
involved
in
over
the
last
over
the
course
of
this
last
year.
You
know
giving
that
it's
the
the
end
of
the
year.
We
thought
we'd
really
do
a
quick
review
of
what
what's
gone
on.
I
think
we're
really
very
excited
about
the
work
that
we've
done
and
completed,
and
I'm
really
thankful
to
all
of
you.
B
B
You
know
in
January
it's
going
to
be
two
years
that
we
started
this
this
forum
as
a
way
of
kind
of
sharing
information
around
immigration
issues
and
it's
kind
of
expanded
into
really
just
talking
about
different
services
and
issues
that
impact
our
immigrant
Refugee
communities.
So
we're
really
thankful
for
you
guys
joining
us
every
month
and
look
forward
to
continuing
to
with
this
forum.
B
One
of
the
recommendations
was
we
needed
to
do
something
around
getting
information
out
around
health
care
and
and
impacts
of
Health
impacts
on
our
migrant
communities,
and
because
of
that,
we
hosted
in
June
a
a
day-long
symposium
at
the
unit
with
the
University
of
Minnesota
law,
school
and
medical
schools.
To
do
to
talk
about
the
health
impacts
of
irregular
migration
to
the
Twin
Cities.
B
We
also
this
year
started
a
one-year
campaign
to
increase
naturalization
in
both
cities,
because
together
we
have
over
20
000,
permanent
residents
or
technically
eligible
to
naturalize,
and
that
campaign
is
going
to
go
on
through
September
through
citizenship
day,
which
is
September,
17th
2023,
and
we
continue
to
fund
our
legal
service
programs
in
in
Minneapolis.
I
know,
there's
a
several
different
types
of
legal
service
programs
that
the
city
is
funding
and
it
looks
like
they're
going
to
increase
that
funding
with
150
000
for
next
year.
B
A
A
Funding
for
2023
so
really
excited
about
that
and
also
wanted
to
share
that
in
Minneapolis
this
morning
there
was
a
resolution
that
was
passed
in
recognition
of
international
migrants
and
human
rights
day,
and
we
had
some
wonderful
speakers
to
this
resolution,
which
was
Advanced
by
council
members,
Chavez,
Chuck,
Tai
and
Osman
and
passed
this
morning
and
for
a
an
employee
of
the
City
of
Minneapolis
and
in
undo
a
member
of
the
community.
Both
spoke
to
the
resolutions.
I've
included
the
recording
in
the
chat
here
and
we'll
plug
that
back
into.
A
So
thank
you
very
very
much
and
with
that
we'll
turn
to
Community
updates.
Are
there
Community
or
additional
government
updates
that
people
wanted
to
share?
I
know
that
they're
I
think
Susan
had
to
jump
off,
I'm,
not
sure
if
you're
still
on
Susan?
If
you
wanted
to
share
the
update
that
you
had,
please
feel
free
to
to
jump
in
if
you'd
like
to.
A
A
G
G
A
That's
wonderful!
Thank
you
for
sharing
that
Gusto
and
I'm,
seeing
a
question
in
the
chat,
if
there's
a
website
for
the
Minnesota
Welcome
Center
or
a
con,
some
other
contact,
information
and
Susan.
If
the
best
points
of
contact
is
connecting
with
you
by
email,
if
you
would
not
mind
putting
your
email
into
the
chat
so
that
people
can
learn
more
about
the
Welcome
Center
directly
through
you,
if
there's
a
website
or
another
place
that
you
would
recommend
that
people
get
more
information,
please
do
share
that
foreign.
B
A
B
B
The
federal
court
struck
down
title
42,
which
we've
talked
about
in
the
past
here
title
42,
being
away
that
the
federal
government
was
using
health
grounds
for
keeping
people
from
entering
the
United
States
and
we'll
put
a
link
in
in
the
chat
to
that
Court
decision.
Information
about
that
court
decision.
Also,
the
federal
government
extended
and
redesignated
Haiti
for
TPS,
which
we're
very
excited
about,
because
there's
a
lot
of
Haitians
that
have
come
in
recently
and
and
in
in
the
past
for
many
many
years
and
in
extending
TPS.
B
G
Each
of
our
respective
cities-
okay-
I,
mean
the
dynamic.
The
way
that
you
two
work
together
interact
is
amazing.
Have
you
started
following
me,
I'm
pretty
sure
in
other
cities
around
the
metro
area,
you
may
have
not.
You
know
some
versions
of
somebody
who
does
your
job,
then
you
can
also
invite
it
to
this
meeting,
because
I
think
this
you
know
I
mean
and
it
came
out
and
and
and
another
meeting
but
I
think
we
are
not.
We
cannot
ignore
that
we
are
all
in
this
together
and
I.
Think
edmundo.
G
B
B
A
Know
yep
there's
definitely
a
lot
of
value,
and
collaboration
also
would
note
that
there
is
a
state
level
position.
The
assistant
commissioner
for
immigrant
and
Refugee
Affairs
at
the
Minnesota
Department
of
Employment
and
economic
development
and
at
the
state
legislature
this
year.
There
is
an
initiative
to
make
that
position
permanent,
so
something
important
to
follow
in
terms
of
state
level,
collaboration
on
immigrant
and
Refugee
inclusion
initiatives
that
would
strengthen
the
welcoming
infrastructure
that
already
exists
in
our
state.
A
We
are
very
grateful
for
our
collaboration
with
you
and
the
many
community
members
that
have
made
immigrant
and
Refugee
inclusion
initiatives
over
the
course
of
2022
possible,
and
we
look
forward
to
working
collaboratively
with
you
in
2023
and
building
on
this
year's
accomplishments
to
make
both
Minneapolis
and
St
Paul
and
the
state
of
Minnesota's
places
where
all
can
achieve
their
fullest
potential.
So
we'll
turn
it
over
to
you
all
in
case.