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VPT Public Square PUBLIC SQUARE is a VPT initiative addressing issues of concern to Vermonters. Mixing documentary footage, thoughtful insight, in-depth panel discussions and more, we’ll keep you informed about local events and issues that affect your lives.


Illegal Immigration

Thursday, December 20th at 8:00 pm

Host Kristin CarlsonAccording to recent statistics, at least 2,500 illegal aliens are now living and working in Vermont. The state’s agriculture industry relies more and more on labor from undocumented workers. On the homeland security front, Vermont is a gateway to the U.S. from Canada, where al Qaeda has been known to support cells. This installment of Public Square looks at Vermont’s current approach to issues surrounding illegal immigration. Kristin Carlson hosts.

Joining host Kristin Carlson:

  • Shawn Saucier
    Spokesperson
    U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services

  • Kerri Sleeper
    Commissioner
    Department of Public Safety


  • Judy Scott
    Director
    Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program


  • Mark Powell
    Secretary/Treasurer
    Vermonters for a Sustainable Population

Viewers are encouraged to call in with questions. A toll-free number will be announced during the program.

Community Resources

Center for Immigration Studies

Center for Immigration Studies
1522 K Street N.W., Suite 820
Washington, DC 20005-1202
(202) 466-8185
center@cis.org

The Center for Immigration Studies is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit research organization founded in 1985. It is the nation's only think tank devoted exclusively to research and policy analysis of the economic, social, demographic, fiscal, and other impacts of immigration on the United States.


U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services

U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services
(800) 375-5283

U.S.Citizenship & Immigration Services is responsible for the administration of immigration and naturalization adjudication functions and establishing immigration services policies and priorities. These functions include:

  • adjudication of immigrant visa petitions
  • adjudication of naturalization petitions
  • adjudication of asylum and refugee applications
  • adjudications performed at the service centers, and
  • all other adjudications performed by the INS (Immigration and Naturalization Service)

The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants

The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI)
1717 Massachusetts Ave. NW, 2nd Fl
Washington, DC 20036-2003
(202) 347-3507

The Mission of U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants is to address the needs and rights of persons in forced or voluntary migration worldwide by advancing fair and humane public policy, facilitating and providing direct professional services, and promoting the full participation of migrants in community life.


The Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program

The Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program (VRRP)
462 Hegeman Ave, Suite 101
Colchester, VT 05446
(802) 655-1963
vrrp@uscrivt.org

The Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program (VRRP) is a field office of the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI). Established in 1980 as a local response to the global refugee crisis, VRRP has helped thousands of refugees resettle into Vermont. VRRP is the only refugee resettlement agency in Vermont. VRRP helps refugees and immigrants gain personal independence and economic self-sufficiency, become contributing members of their new communities, and able participants in all aspects of American life.


Vermonters for a Sustainable Population

Vermonters for a Sustainable Population (VSP)
P.O. Box 1163
Montpelier, VT 05601
vspop@comcast.com

Vermonters for a Sustainable Population was formed in 2005 by a group of Vermont residents, concerned about the population-driven environmental degradation taking place on our planet and in the United States. VSP believes that American people need to acknowledge and discuss the population issue, and take steps that will lead to a sustainable population globally, in this country, and in Vermont.




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