Unitarian Universalist Service Committee: The Cost of Being Undocumented When Storms Strike
February 14, 2020
February 14, 2020
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 14 -- The Unitarian Universalist Service Committee issued the following news:
It is sometimes said that disasters don't discriminate, but experience tells us otherwise. While it is true that age, gender, and wealth do not preclude one from suffering, there are, undeniably, people who are at greater risk, unable to flee, and left without the same access to life-saving aid when the storm abates. We saw this after Hurricane Harvey in Texas and after Hurri . . .
It is sometimes said that disasters don't discriminate, but experience tells us otherwise. While it is true that age, gender, and wealth do not preclude one from suffering, there are, undeniably, people who are at greater risk, unable to flee, and left without the same access to life-saving aid when the storm abates. We saw this after Hurricane Harvey in Texas and after Hurri . . .