Immigrant Integration and Civic Participation

The video above includes Darcy Tromanhauser, talking about the Immigrant Integration and Civic Participation program at Nebraska Appleseed. It also includes Vanessa Martinez, state-wide coordinator for "Nebraska Is Home," speaking with Micah Corps intern Rachel Boellstorff about aspects of the immigration board game. The interns did a presentation, including the game, for 10 or 12 Appleseed staff. In the video an intern talks about the difficulty of the "undocumented limbo loop" section of the game, referring to the many difficulties and struggles undocumented immigrants encounter when attempting to work through our immigration system. The interns finished one of their final days at Appleseed and soon will began a two week term of visits to local churches, where the board game and other created materials will be used to engage local UMC congregations in discussion about the issue. We look forward to these two weeks and in the mean time encourage all to get involved by visiting www.neappleseed.org, or more specifically visiting the www.NebraskaIsHome.org website.