"Migrants as actual people, not statistics, was the topic of a panel discussion in Pittsburgh that sought to draw attention to the stories of individuals – with their hopes and challenges – in the current global migration crisis. Barbara Gagliotti of AVSI-USA moderated the discussion at the annual Festival of Friendship which featured Ilaria Schnyder, research professor at the University of Notre Dame, Marie L’Hermine, Partnership Development Officer at AVSI-USA and Wasi Mohamed, Executive Director of the Islamic Center of Pittsburgh. The discussion offered a human starting point by shifting the question from how we face immigration in the abstract to how we face immigrants – telling real stories of real people in context."

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