Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is preparing for significant layoffs and a potential 50% reduction in staff due to President Donald Trump's decision to slash federal funding for migration programs. The cuts, which also impact the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS), have drawn criticism from those who argue they harm vulnerable populations and are not a responsible use of taxpayer dollars.
Catholic Relief Services is preparing for massive cuts after President Donald Trump slashed the federal government’s funding for mass migration into Americans’ communities.
Stephen Colecchi, a former director of the Office of International Justice and Peace for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, blasted the cuts and said that “targeting” the “tiny portion” of federal dollars USAID gives out is “a haphazard and irresponsible way” to save money. “It is not a thoughtful or humane way to go about treating programs that help the poorest of the poor all over the world,” he added.
The Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society is also laying off staffers and scaling back in light of President Trump’s cost cutting and by as much as 20 percent, according to The organization’s chief work recently has focused on shuffling an increasing number of migrants into the U.S.A. but not without controversy. Last year it found itself accused of supplying maps to migrants in South and Central America as well as Mexico to show illegal aliens how to get to the U.S. border.
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