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A message from the President & CEO: Here’s why we should fight the Trump Administration’s proposed policy
My colleagues sometimes refer to me as “Professor” Thielman because I require facts, data and a strategy debate before we adopt a policy at IINE. I take their ribbing, but I’m confident a fact-based approach to strategy is standard operating procedure for most organizations. Unfortunately, rigorous policy research isn’t the norm in the current White House. Just scratching the surface of President Trump’s recently released immigration plan shows that facts and data had nothing [...]
The Thein Family
The Thein family’s journey from Myanmar to the United States was triggered by the all-too-familiar circumstances of loss, risk, and uncertainty that plague every refugee family. Yet, from the moment they landed in Lowell in the spring of 2016, Nai Win Thein, Mi Thein Si and their three children quickly became known among the IINE staff who supported them as “the family who always smiles.” Although unable to communicate in English upon their [...]
