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Florida churches that work with immigrants are worried that a bill to outlaw aid to undocumented migrants will criminalize their charity. Among other strictures, the measure before the state legislature would make it a felony to harbor or transport anyone who lacks permanent legal status, who number about 775,000, by one estimate. “It essentially criminalizes the Christian call to charity and service,” a policy expert at the state’s Conference of Catholic Bishops said, noting that it could put someone at risk for taking an undocumented person to church or a doctor’s office. A leader of Latino evangelicals said the bill “criminalizes basic elements of church ministry.” Blaise Ingoglia, the state senator who sponsored the legislation, called it “a comprehensive, state-led anti-immigration bill that, quite frankly, should be the gold standard for other states.” (Tampa Bay Times)
A collective of major donors has announced $1 billion worth of grants to ambitious ventures in conservation, birth control, criminal justice, and more. The Audacious Project, formed five years ago to address critical issues in a big way, counts the Ballmer Group, Dalio Philanthropies, Laurene Powell Jobs’s Emerson Collective, and MacKenzie Scott among its backers. This year’s 10 recipients include a Florida nonprofit that clears arrest and conviction records, along with groups that promote land and forest conservation in Africa, sustainable commercial fishing, the transition to renewable energy, and “equitable access to high-quality contraceptive care.” This round of grants is in addition to the collective’s previous commitments of $3 billion to 39 organizations. Grantees will also receive guidance from the Bridgespan Group and, if needed, expertise from Audacious donors. (Barron’s)
Background from the Chronicle:
Foster-Care Veteran Gets $47.5 Million From Audacious Project to Redesign Child-Welfare System
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