<!doctype html>



				
								
<html class="no-js" lang="en">


<head>
	
		
		
	
	
	<title>Fear of being deported turns immigrant hurricane victims to churches for help - CSMonitor.com</title>

	<meta charset="utf-8">
	<meta http-equiv="x-ua-compatible" content="ie=edge">
	<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">

	
						<meta name="author" content="The Christian Science Monitor"  />
								<meta name="copyright" content="The Christian Science Monitor"  />
								<meta name="description" content="Places of worship and private charities in Texas and Florida are playing a pivotal role in the recovery effort from hurricanes Harvey and Irma because so many storm victims are immigrants in the country illegally – and therefore ineligible for federal disaster aid."  />
								<meta name="keywords" content=""  />
								<meta name="news_keywords" content=""  />
								<meta property="fb:app_id" content="179793002061452"  />
								<meta property="fb:pages" content="14660729657"  />
								<meta property="og:site_name" content="The Christian Science Monitor"  />
								<meta property="og:type" content="article"  />
								<meta property="og:url" content="https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2017/0920/Fear-of-being-deported-turns-immigrant-hurricane-victims-to-churches-for-help"  />
								<meta property="og:description" content="Places of worship and private charities in Texas and Florida are playing a pivotal role in the recovery effort from hurricanes Harvey and Irma because so many storm victims are immigrants in the country illegally – and therefore ineligible for federal disaster aid."  />
								<meta property="og:image" content="https://images.csmonitor.com/csm/2017/09/1047191_1_0920-Immigrant-Hurricane-Victims_standard.jpg?alias=standard_900x600"  />
								<meta property="og:image:width" content="900"  />
								<meta property="og:image:height" content="600"  />
								<meta name="csm.image.std" content="https://images.csmonitor.com/csm/2017/09/1047191_1_0920-Immigrant-Hurricane-Victims_standard.jpg?alias=standard_380x253"  />
								<meta name="csm.image.credit" content="Elliot Spagat/AP"  />
								<meta property="og:title" content="Fear of being deported turns immigrant hurricane victims to churches for help"  />
								<meta name="csm.tags" content="section-usa,class-article,storysource-associated-press,storykicker-first-look"  />
								<meta name="csm.author" content="Elliot Spagat"  />
								<meta name="csm.date" content="2017-09-20"  />
								<meta property="article:published_time" content="2017-09-20T10:35-05"  />
								<meta name="DC.date.issued" content="2017-09-20T10:35:44-04:00"  />
								<meta name="csm.content.id" content="a92ea5f13d97eccba472ce3c7c48a028"  />
								<meta name="csm.content.body" content="https://www.csmonitor.com/layout/set/rssfull/USA/2017/0920/Fear-of-being-deported-turns-immigrant-hurricane-victims-to-churches-for-help"  />
								<meta property="article:section" content="USA"  />
								<meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"  />
								<meta name="twitter:site" content="@csmonitor"  />
								<meta name="twitter:title" content="Fear of being deported turns immigrant hurricane victims to churches for help"  />
								<meta name="twitter:description" content="Places of worship and private charities in Texas and Florida are playing a pivotal role in the recovery effort from hurricanes Harvey and Irma because so many storm victims are immigrants in the country illegally – and therefore ineligible for federal disaster aid."  />
								<meta name="twitter:image" content="https://images.csmonitor.com/csm/2017/09/1047191_1_0920-Immigrant-Hurricane-Victims_standard.jpg?alias=standard_380x253"  />
			
	<link rel="Home"   href="/" title="CSMonitor.com front page" />
	<link rel="Index"  href="/" />
	<link rel="Search" href="/content/search" title="Search CSMonitor.com" />
	<link rel="icon" href="/extension/csm_base/design/standard/images/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon" />
	<link rel="icon" href="/extension/csm_base/design/standard/images/icon_csm_32.png" type="image/png" sizes="32x32" />

	
					
				
	
										<link rel="canonical" href="https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2017/0920/Fear-of-being-deported-turns-immigrant-hurricane-victims-to-churches-for-help" />
																
	
	
	
			<link rel="amphtml" href="https://www.csmonitor.com/layout/set/amphtml/USA/2017/0920/Fear-of-being-deported-turns-immigrant-hurricane-victims-to-churches-for-help" />
	
	
															
						<link rel="Alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="USA RSS" href="http://rss.csmonitor.com/feeds/usa" />
											
						<link rel="Alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="The Christian Science Monitor RSS" href="http://rss.csmonitor.com/feeds/csm" />
						
	
	<link href="//fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans:300,400,600,700,800" rel="stylesheet">
	
	<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/var/ezflow_site/cache/public/stylesheets/55d3ccbf1b559ce3475ad8d6b53f3a23_1517997640_all.css" />


	

	
	<script id="meta-schema-org" type="application/ld+json">
		{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/USA\/2017\/0920\/Fear-of-being-deported-turns-immigrant-hurricane-victims-to-churches-for-help","copyrightHolder":{"@type":"Organization","name":"The Christian Science Monitor"}},"headline":"Fear of being deported turns immigrant hurricane victims to churches for help","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"The Christian Science Monitor","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/extension\/csm_base\/design\/csm_design\/images\/logo_white_250x63.png","width":250,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/images.csmonitor.com\/csm\/2017\/09\/1047191_1_0920-Immigrant-Hurricane-Victims_standard.jpg?alias=standard_900x600","width":900,"height":600,"caption":"Marta Rivera consoles her 10-year-old daughter, Santo, who sobbed as her mother described how she became more anxious about being deported since President Trump was elected president, during a meeting with an immigration advocate at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Houston on Sept. 2, 2017. People in the United States illegally fear that seeking federal disaster aid after Hurricane Harvey will result in getting deported, prompting them to turn to places of worship and private charities instead. ","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Elliot Spagat\/AP"}},"description":"Places of worship and private charities in Texas and Florida are playing a pivotal role in the recovery effort from hurricanes Harvey and Irma because so many storm victims are immigrants in the country illegally \u2013 and therefore ineligible for federal disaster aid.","datePublished":"2017-09-20T10:35:44-04:00","dateModified":"2017-09-20T10:35:44-04:00","author":[{"@type":"person","name":"Elliot Spagat"}]}
	</script>

	
		<script id="page-meta-data" type="application/json">
		{"contentobject_id":"1047190","node_id":"1053695","class_identifier":"csm_article","contentclass_id":"45","sections":["USA"],"title_addition":"0","result_page":"","story_source":"associated press","staff_line":"associated press","aspect_format":"www","view_mode":"full-r16-standard","remote_id":"a92ea5f13d97eccba472ce3c7c48a028","brand_profile":"","kickers":"first-look","word_count":974,"tags":[],"ddp":false}
	</script>
		
	
		
	
	<script>
	
		var csmJs =
		{
			scriptStartTime : new Date().getTime(),
			eZBaseUrl: '',
			getMicroData : function()
			{
				return JSON.parse( document.getElementById( 'meta-schema-org' ).innerText );
			},
			getPageData : function()
			{
				return JSON.parse( document.getElementById( 'page-meta-data' ).innerText );
			},
		};
	
	</script>

	
	
	
	

		<script type="text/javascript" src="/var/ezflow_site/cache/public/javascript/6445fa5eba108bdc74ab34c7b925d402_1516786998.js" charset="utf-8"></script>


			<script src="//assets.adobedtm.com/ce1c8decc004d96de218cd33a2ac01ff97515146/satelliteLib-323af6d45e4d3a09f86ec680a2f56b9a749fffa0.js"></script>
	</head>

<body class="r16 ezc-csm_article ezp-r-standard">
	
	<div id="csm-page-bound">
	
					
<header class="layer-fixed">
	<div id="csm-header-content" class="collapse row">

		
		<div class="float-left">
			<a id="main-menu-btn" tabindex="0">
				<i class="icon-menu"></i>
				<span class="visible-scroll-top show-for-large">Menu</span>
			</a>

			<span class="visible-scroll-top search show-for-large">
				<a href="/content/search">
					<i class="icon-search"></i>
				</a>
			</span>

			
			<span class="visible-scroll-down">
									
	
<div id="ezve-r16-sticky-nav-center" class="eznid-1023427">								</div>
							</span>
		</div>

		<div class="float-right">
			

			<div class="visible-scroll-top">

				<ul class="tools-menu">
					<li class="tool-bar-subscribe right-popup-trigger show-for-medium i-label">
						<a>Subscribe</a>
					</li>

					<li class="right-popup-trigger">
						<i class="icon-gear"></i>
					</li>

					<div class="right-popup">
						<div id="popup-subscription">
							<strong>Subscription Information</strong>
							<ul>
								<li><a href="/r-top-ddp-sub">Subscribe to the Monitor Daily</a></li>
								<li><a href="/r-top-ddp-give">Give the Monitor Daily</a></li>
								<li><a href="/r-top-wk-sub">Subscribe to the Monitor Weekly</a></li>
								<li><a href="/r-top-wk-give">Give the Monitor Weekly</a></li>
								<li><a href="/r-top-mng">Manage Account</a></li>
							</ul>
							<strong>Free Newsletter</strong>
							<ul>
								<li><a href="/r-top-nslr">Sign up</a></li>
							</ul>
						</div>
					</div>
				</ul>
			</div>

			
			<div class="visible-scroll-down header-tool-icons">
				<div class="share-tools-wrapper float-left">
					

	
																																	
	<div id="share-tools-sticky-nav-larger" class="share-tools-wrapper ">
		
		<ul
			class="share-tools"
								>
			<li class="share-facebook"><i class="icon-facebook"></i></li>
			<li class="share-twitter"><i class="icon-twitter"></i></li>
			<li class="share-email"><i class="icon-mail"></i></li>
					</ul>
	</div>				</div>

												<div class="story-tool float-left show-for-large">
					<a class="print" href="/layout/set/print/USA/2017/0920/Fear-of-being-deported-turns-immigrant-hurricane-victims-to-churches-for-help" title="Print">
						<i class="icon-print"></i>
					</a>
				</div>
							</div>
		</div>

		
		<div id="csm-masthead" class="visible-scroll-top">
			<a href="/">
				<img alt="csm masthead" src="/extension/csm_responsive/design/csm_design/images/masthead-large.png" />
			</a>
		</div>
	</div>
</header>


<nav id="main-menu-nav" class="layer-fixed">
	
	<div class="hide-for-large search">
		<form method="get" action="/content/search">
			<input type="text" name="SearchText" class="empty" value="Search" />
		</form>
	</div>

	
	<div class="visible-scroll-down show-for-large search">
		<form method="get" action="/content/search">
			<input type="text" name="SearchText" class="empty" value="Search" />
		</form>
	</div>

			<div class="closed">

	
	<div class="level1 clearfix hide-for-medium">
		<i class="float-right icon-chevron-down"></i>		<a class="float-left" >
			<span>Subscribe</span>
		</a>
	</div>
	
		<div class="menu-group">
					<div class="level2 hide-for-medium">
				<a href="/r-nav-ddp-sub">Subscribe to the Monitor Daily</a>
			</div>

			
								<div class="level2 hide-for-medium">
				<a href="/r-nav-ddp-give">Give the Monitor Daily</a>
			</div>

			
								<div class="level2 hide-for-medium">
				<a href="/r-nav-wk-sub">Subscribe to the Monitor Weekly</a>
			</div>

			
								<div class="level2 hide-for-medium">
				<a href="/r-nav-wk-give">Give the Monitor Weekly</a>
			</div>

			
								<div class="level2 hide-for-medium">
				<a href="/r-nav-mng">Manage Account</a>
			</div>

			
						</div>
		
</div>			<div class="closed">

	
	<div class="level1 clearfix highlight">
				<a class="float-left" href="/Daily">
			<span>Monitor Daily Current Issue</span>
		</a>
	</div>
	
		
</div>			<div class="closed">

	
	<div class="level1 clearfix ">
				<a class="float-left" href="/">
			<span>Home</span>
		</a>
	</div>
	
		
</div>			<div class="closed">

	
	<div class="level1 clearfix ">
		<i class="float-right icon-chevron-down"></i>		<a class="float-left" >
			<span>World</span>
		</a>
	</div>
	
		<div class="menu-group">
					<div class="level2 ">
				<a href="/World">All World</a>
			</div>

			
								<div class="level2 ">
				<a href="/World/Africa">Africa</a>
			</div>

			
								<div class="level2 ">
				<a href="/World/Americas">Americas</a>
			</div>

			
								<div class="level2 ">
				<a href="/World/Asia-Pacific">Asia Pacific</a>
			</div>

			
								<div class="level2 ">
				<a href="/World/Asia-South-Central">Asia: South &amp; Central</a>
			</div>

			
								<div class="level2 ">
				<a href="/World/Europe">Europe</a>
			</div>

			
								<div class="level2 ">
				<a href="/World/Middle-East">Middle East</a>
			</div>

			
								<div class="level2 ">
				<a href="/World/Olympics">Pyeongchang Olympics</a>
			</div>

			
								<div class="level2 ">
				<a href="/World/Progress-Watch">Progress Watch</a>
			</div>

			
								<div class="level2 ">
				<a href="/World/Making-a-difference">People Making a Difference</a>
			</div>

			
												<div class="level3">
						<a href="/World/Making-a-difference/Change-Agent">Change Agent</a>
					</div>
										</div>
		
</div>			<div class="closed">

	
	<div class="level1 clearfix ">
		<i class="float-right icon-chevron-down"></i>		<a class="float-left" >
			<span>USA</span>
		</a>
	</div>
	
		<div class="menu-group">
					<div class="level2 ">
				<a href="/USA">All USA</a>
			</div>

			
								<div class="level2 ">
				<a href="/USA/Politics">Politics</a>
			</div>

			
												<div class="level3">
						<a href="/USA/Politics/monitor_breakfast">Monitor Breakfast</a>
					</div>
									<div class="level3">
						<a href="/USA/Politics/Decoder">Decoder</a>
					</div>
												<div class="level2 ">
				<a href="/USA/Foreign-Policy">Foreign Policy</a>
			</div>

			
								<div class="level2 ">
				<a href="/USA/Military">Military</a>
			</div>

			
								<div class="level2 ">
				<a href="/USA/Justice">Justice</a>
			</div>

			
								<div class="level2 ">
				<a href="/USA/Education">Education</a>
			</div>

			
												<div class="level3">
						<a href="/EqualEd">EqualEd</a>
					</div>
									<div class="level3">
						<a href="/EqualEd/EqualEd-Voices">EqualEd Voices</a>
					</div>
												<div class="level2 ">
				<a href="/USA/Society">Society</a>
			</div>

			
						</div>
		
</div>			<div class="closed">

	
	<div class="level1 clearfix ">
		<i class="float-right icon-chevron-down"></i>		<a class="float-left" >
			<span>Commentary</span>
		</a>
	</div>
	
		<div class="menu-group">
					<div class="level2 ">
				<a href="/Commentary">All Commentary</a>
			</div>

			
								<div class="level2 ">
				<a href="/Commentary/the-monitors-view">The Monitor's View</a>
			</div>

			
								<div class="level2 ">
				<a href="/Commentary/Readers-Respond">Readers Respond</a>
			</div>

			
								<div class="level2 ">
				<a href="/Commentary/upfront-blog">Upfront Blog</a>
			</div>

			
								<div class="level2 ">
				<a href="/Commentary/Global-Newsstand">Global Newsstand</a>
			</div>

			
								<div class="level2 ">
				<a href="/Commentary/Monitor-Political-Cartoons">Monitor Political Cartoons</a>
			</div>

			
								<div class="level2 ">
				<a href="/Commentary/A-Christian-Science-Perspective">A Christian Science Perspective</a>
			</div>

			
						</div>
		
</div>			<div class="closed">

	
	<div class="level1 clearfix ">
				<a class="float-left" href="/Business">
			<span>Economy</span>
		</a>
	</div>
	
		
</div>			<div class="closed">

	
	<div class="level1 clearfix ">
		<i class="float-right icon-chevron-down"></i>		<a class="float-left" >
			<span>Science &amp; Nature</span>
		</a>
	</div>
	
		<div class="menu-group">
					<div class="level2 ">
				<a href="/Science">Science</a>
			</div>

			
								<div class="level2 ">
				<a href="/Environment">Environment</a>
			</div>

			
								<div class="level2 ">
				<a href="/Technology">Technology</a>
			</div>

			
						</div>
		
</div>			<div class="closed">

	
	<div class="level1 clearfix ">
		<i class="float-right icon-chevron-down"></i>		<a class="float-left" >
			<span>Culture</span>
		</a>
	</div>
	
		<div class="menu-group">
					<div class="level2 ">
				<a href="/The-Culture">All Culture</a>
			</div>

			
								<div class="level2 ">
				<a href="/The-Culture/Arts">Arts</a>
			</div>

			
								<div class="level2 ">
				<a href="/The-Culture/Full-Frame">Full Frame Photoblog</a>
			</div>

			
								<div class="level2 ">
				<a href="/The-Culture/Music">Music</a>
			</div>

			
								<div class="level2 ">
				<a href="/The-Culture/Movies">Movies</a>
			</div>

			
												<div class="level3">
						<a href="/The-Culture/Movies/Monitor-Movie-Guide">Monitor Movie Guide</a>
					</div>
												<div class="level2 ">
				<a href="/The-Culture/TV">TV</a>
			</div>

			
								<div class="level2 ">
				<a href="/The-Culture/Verbal-Energy">Verbal Energy</a>
			</div>

			
								<div class="level2 ">
				<a href="/The-Culture/The-Home-Forum">The Home Forum</a>
			</div>

			
								<div class="level2 ">
				<a href="/The-Culture/Family">Family</a>
			</div>

			
								<div class="level2 ">
				<a href="/The-Culture/Food">Food</a>
			</div>

			
												<div class="level3">
						<a href="/The-Culture/Food/Stir-It-Up/Topics">Recipe Categories</a>
					</div>
										</div>
		
</div>			<div class="closed">

	
	<div class="level1 clearfix ">
		<i class="float-right icon-chevron-down"></i>		<a class="float-left" >
			<span>Books</span>
		</a>
	</div>
	
		<div class="menu-group">
					<div class="level2 ">
				<a href="/Books">All Books</a>
			</div>

			
								<div class="level2 ">
				<a href="/Books/Book-Reviews">Book Reviews</a>
			</div>

			
								<div class="level2 ">
				<a href="/Books/chapter-and-verse">Chapter &amp; Verse</a>
			</div>

			
								<div class="level2 ">
				<a href="/Books/Readers-Picks">Readers' Picks</a>
			</div>

			
						</div>
		
</div>			
<div class="closed">
	<div class="level1 clearfix">
		<a class="float-left" href="/Photo-Galleries/Photos-of-the-Week/2018/02-12-Photos-of-the-week">
			<span>Photos of the Week</span>
		</a>
	</div>
</div>
	</nav>			
			
		 

																




















		
	
														
	
		
					
	





				
	
	


				
	
	
	
	

	




																

														

	


																	


	
		
			
		
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
			
	
	





	

<div id="csm-page-top">
	<div id="csm-section_branding" class="full-bleed">
		
	</div>
	
	
	
		
	
</div>
<article>
	<div id="story-content-bound" class="row">
		<div class="story-head small-centered small-11 large-12 columns">
			
								
					
														
					
					
					
				
	
	

<span id="breadcrumb" class="all_caps">
						<a href="/USA"><span>USA</span></a>
			
</span>
			<span id="head-tag">	
	

 

	
						<a href="/csmlists/special/first-look">				<span class="kicker story_kicker">First Look</span>
			</a>						







</span>

			<h1 id="headline" class="eza-title">
									
Fear of being deported turns immigrant hurricane victims to churches for help							</h1>

							<h2 id="summary" class="eza-summary ">
										
<p>Places of worship and private charities in Texas and Florida are playing a pivotal role in the recovery effort from hurricanes Harvey and Irma because so many storm victims are immigrants in the country illegally – and therefore ineligible for federal disaster aid.</p>				</h2>
					</div>
		
		<div id="story-content" class="row">
		
			<div id="main-column" class="small-centered small-11 large-uncentered large-12 columns">

				
									<div id="main-media">
						<div class="slick-slider">
															<div>
														
<figure class="embed ezc-image ">
																							
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
		
		
			
			<picture>
				<!--[if IE 9]><video style="display: none;><![endif]-->
				
					
					
					
																		
					
					
																							
					
					
					<source
						media="(max-width: 40em)"
						data-srcset="//images.csmonitor.com/csm/2017/09/1047191_1_0920-Immigrant-Hurricane-Victims_standard.jpg?alias=standard_600x400nc" />
				
					
					
					
																		
					
					
																							
					
					
					<source
						media="(max-width: 64em)"
						data-srcset="//images.csmonitor.com/csm/2017/09/1047191_1_0920-Immigrant-Hurricane-Victims_standard.jpg?alias=standard_900x600nc" />
				
					
					
					
																		
					
					
																
					
																
					<source
						media="(min-width: 64em)"
						data-srcset="//images.csmonitor.com/csm/2017/09/1047191_1_0920-Immigrant-Hurricane-Victims_standard.jpg?alias=standard_900x600nc 1x, //images.csmonitor.com/csm/2017/09/1047191_1_0920-Immigrant-Hurricane-Victims_standard.jpg?alias=standard_900x600nc 2x" />
								<!--[if IE 9]></video><![endif]-->
				<img
					data-src="//images.csmonitor.com/csm/2017/09/1047191_1_0920-Immigrant-Hurricane-Victims_standard.jpg?alias=standard_900x600nc"
					data-sizes="auto"
					class=" "
					alt="">
			</picture>

						</figure>
<div class="image-data">
	
			<div class="caption-bar text-wrapper ">
			<div class="eza-caption">Marta Rivera consoles her 10-year-old daughter, Santo, who sobbed as her mother described how she became more anxious about being deported since President Trump was elected president, during a meeting with an immigration advocate at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Houston on Sept. 2, 2017. People in the United States illegally fear that seeking federal disaster aid after Hurricane Harvey will result in getting deported, prompting them to turn to places of worship and private charities instead. </div>
		</div>
	
			<div class="source-data">
						<div class="image-credit">			<span class="eza-credit">Elliot Spagat/AP</span></div>							<div class="divider">|</div>				<div class="caption-trigger">Caption</div>					</div>
		
</div>								</div>
													</div>
						<div class="fullscreen">
							<a data-toggle="main-art-modal" title="full screen"><i class="icon-fullscreen"></i></a>
							<div
								class="full reveal gallery-modal"
								id="main-art-modal"
								data-reveal
								data-content="/layout/set/plain/USA/2017/0920/Fear-of-being-deported-turns-immigrant-hurricane-victims-to-churches-for-help/(view)/gallery"
							>
								<div class="content">
									<p class="text-center">Loading...</p>
								</div>
							</div>
						</div>
					</div>
								
				<div class="story-head clearfix">
					
									
					<div id="byline" class="eza-authors float-left">
						
		
<ul>	
	
				
	
		
	<li class="author-container clearfix">
		<div class="author-image float-left">
							<img src="/extension/csm_responsive/design/csm_design/images/avatar_200x200.png" alt="" class="no-image">
					</div>
		
		<div class="author-info float-left">
			<div class="author-name">Elliot Spagat</div>
			<div class="author-detail">
				<span class="staffline">Associated Press</span>											</div>
		</div>
	</li>

	
	
</ul>


					</div>

					
				</div>

				<div class="eza-body">
					<p><span class="pubdata"><time id="date-published" class="eza-publish_date outer_block all_caps" datetime="2017-09-20T10:35:44-04:00" title="Published: September 20, 2017 10:35 am EDT">September 20, 2017
</time></span><span id="dateline" class="eza-dateline pubdata">
Houston</span><span class="pubdata separator">—</span>Immigrants came from across Houston to a Baptist church gymnasium and stacked dollies with boxes of cereal, orange juice, and household necessities like cleaning bleach.</p><p>For many of them, the church was the safest place to seek relief after Harvey devastated Houston and left thousands of immigrants fearful of turning to the government for help amid fears they would get deported. A similar response was seen in immigrant-heavy sections of Florida after Irma swamped the state.</p><p>"We have to come together as churches to help the undocumented," Emmanuel Baptist Church pastor Raul Hidalgo said while mingling with victims and volunteers on the church gymnasium's parquet floor.</p><div class="injection ad-positioner"><div id="ad-body-1" class="ad-wrapper"></div></div><p>Places of worship and private charities in Texas and Florida are playing a pivotal role in the recovery effort from hurricanes Harvey and Irma because so many storm victims are immigrants in the country illegally – and therefore ineligible for federal disaster aid. They are doing charity giveaways like the one at Pastor Hidalgo's church.</p><p>Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston is hosting workshops for immigrants to explain FEMA eligibility and answer other questions.</p><div class="injection"><div class="ezp-inbody-promo"><div class="story_list_item ezv-listing"><div class="story_detail"><h3 class="story_headline no_thumbnail"><a href="/USA/2011/0104/Could-you-pass-a-US-citizenship-test"><span class="story_link">Could you pass a US citizenship test?</span></a></h3></div></div></div></div><p>Federal Emergency Management Agency rules allow people in the country illegally to apply for disaster aid on behalf of children under 18 years old with legal status, but many worry about the government sharing information with immigration authorities.</p><p>Cesia Lux, a 25-year-old Guatemalan, went to the church giveaway in the heavily Latino Houston Heights area for help, loading a family member's pickup truck with diapers, canned beans, and other goods after her house took on a foot of water. She is in the country illegally, but her husband, 2-year-old daughter, and 8-month-old son are United States citizens.</p><p>Her husband applied for FEMA aid despite misgivings that it might lead immigration authorities to her.</p><p>"One never knows what they do with the information," Ms. Lux said.</p><div class="injection"></div><p>Houston has nearly 600,000 people in the country illegally, more than any US metropolitan area except New York and Los Angeles, the Pew Research Center estimates. Florida has 850,000, more than any state except California and Texas.</p><p>Immigrants in Florida and Texas have been on edge after federal agents have stepped up enforcement efforts under President Trump, who has made immigration a top priority of his administration.</p><p>Texas adopted a tough law against cities that don't cooperate with immigration authorities, fueling more fears even though a federal judge largely put it on hold Aug. 30. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has praised Miami-Dade County for dropping its "sanctuary city" policy this year and honor requests from immigration authorities to hold people in jail. Florida saw conflict arise on immigration during the storm when the sheriff in a county between Tampa and Orlando had officers check IDs for anyone entering shelters. The Florida Immigrant Coalition complained immigrants were frightened to seek shelter there.</p><div class="injection"></div><p>The Florida city of Immokalee – home to a large migrant worker population – was hit hard by the storm. FEMA has set up a registration site in the city, but many immigrants rent their homes there and aren't planning to apply for government assistance. Churches in the city have been handing out food and water to immigrants struggling in Irma's aftermath.</p><p>FEMA's disaster aid application warns immigrant parents who apply for their children that information including addresses may be shared with immigration officers. It suggests consulting an attorney or other immigration expert with questions.</p><p>William Booher, FEMA's public affairs director, said the agency won't "proactively" share information with immigration enforcement agencies but will on request "if a significant law enforcement interest exists," including national security cases.</p><div class="injection ad-positioner"><div id="ad-body-2" class="ad-wrapper"></div></div><p>Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which employs thousands of deportation officers, "generally would not request this information for immigration enforcement purposes, except in the case of a national security threat, public safety threat, or other criminal investigation," said spokeswoman Liz Johnson.</p><p>Senior officials in the administrations of former Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama said FEMA's warning predated them. They said they never knew of information being passed to immigration authorities under their watch.</p><p>"In the Bush administration, when there was a disaster it was all hands on deck to try to help the humanitarian side," said Julie Myers Wood, ICE director from 2006 to 2008. "It was not a focus to gather information for enforcement purposes."</p><div class="injection"></div><p>Craig Fugate, the FEMA director under Mr. Obama, said he referred people in the country illegally to Catholic Charities during an earlier stint as Florida's top crisis response manager.</p><p>"People are so afraid of deportation or being arrested that they won't get assistance they need just to survive," he said.</p><p>Young immigrants who came to the US as children and were living in the country illegally faced a similar dilemma when applying for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, a program started by Obama that allows them to stay in the US. When Mr. Trump announced last week that he was ending DACA, his administration said it doesn't "proactively" share information on its 800,000 recipients with immigration enforcement officials unless they meet criteria that include posing a threat to public safety or national security.</p><div class="injection"></div><p>Marta Rivera sat in a folding chair at Emmanuel Baptist Church and told an immigration advocate across the table that she avoided shelters after Harvey hit because she thought it might lead to getting deported. As she explained how Trump's presidency has made her more anxious, her 10-year-old daughter began to sob.</p><p>"I feel like my life is here," said Ms. Rivera, who came to the US as a child. "If they send us to Mexico, I have nothing there. I don't know anyone."</p><div class="injection">
	
<div id="ezve-inbody-newsletter-widget" class="eznid-1057286">								<div id="ezve-inbody-newsletter-widget-block" class="ezc-csm_html_block ezn-weekender_newsletter ">		<style>
  .newsletter-email-signup { padding: 20px; margin: 0 9.5%; margin-bottom: 28px; background-color: #F3F3F3;}
  #ezve-inbody-newsletter-widget-block .newsletter-email-signup.sfmc_newsletter h2 {color: #000; padding:0; margin-bottom: 18px;text-align: center; padding-top:10px;}
  .newsletter-email-signup p { display: block; padding-bottom: 20px; margin: 0 auto; max-width: 450px; text-align: center; line-height: 1.3; font-family: "Open Sans",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;}
  .newsletter-email-signup form { text-align: center; padding-bottom: 10px;}
  .newsletter-email-signup label { display: block; padding-bottom: 20px; font-size:24px; font-weight:600; margin:0 auto; width: 340px; text-align: center; line-height: 1.3;}
  .newsletter-email-signup.sfmc_newsletter input[type='email'] { box-shadow:none; font-family: "Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,Verdana,sans-serif; color: #888; border: 1px solid #888; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0 0.4em 0 15px; display: inline-block; margin: 0; max-width: 280px; background-color: #fff; vertical-align: top; border-radius: 0px; height: 44px; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 10px; }
  .newsletter-email-signup .submit_btn { font-family: 'Open Sans',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; border: none; letter-spacing: .03em; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 32px; padding: 6px 18px; display: inline-block; margin: 0; border-radius: 0px; font-size: 12px; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 600; margin-left: -4.2px; cursor:pointer; background-color: #008d99; color: #fff;}

	.ezp-r-simple .newsletter-email-signup h2 {font-size: 2em;margin-bottom: 18px;padding-top: 10px;}
	.ezp-r-simple .newsletter-email-signup form {margin-bottom: 0;}
	.ezp-r-simple .newsletter-email-signup p {max-width: 330px;}

  @media screen and (min-width: 64em) {
	  .newsletter-email-signup h2 { margin: 0; }
  }
  @media screen and (max-width: 639px) {
	   .newsletter-email-signup { margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0 }
	   .newsletter-email-signup h2 { line-height: 1.1; width: 200px; margin: 0 auto 18px; font-size: 1.9rem }
  }
  @media screen and (min-width: 40em) {
	   .newsletter-email-signup.sfmc_newsletter input[type='email'] { max-width: 280px; width: 280px;}
  }

</style>
<div class="newsletter-email-signup newsletter_signup_box sfmc_newsletter">
	<h2 class="text-center">Follow Stories Like This</h2>
	<p>Get the Monitor stories you care about delivered to your inbox.</p>
	<form>
			<input name="email" type="email" value="" placeholder="E-mail address" class="input_box" required />
			<input type="submit" class="submit_btn" name="Sign Up" value="Sign Up">
	    <input type="hidden" class="var" value="week" />
	</form>
</div>
<script>
$(function()
{
  $( '.newsletter-email-signup .submit_btn' ).on("click",function(e)
	{
		e.preventDefault();
		var newsletter_email = $(this).siblings("input[type='email']").val(),
		newsletter_section = $(this).siblings("input[type='hidden']").val(),
		url = "http://cloud.cssubs.com/monitor-newsletters?e="+newsletter_email+"&nslr="+newsletter_section;
		window.open(url,'_blank');
	});
});
</script>
	</div>	</div></div><p>After some coaxing, she said she would apply for FEMA aid on behalf of her three children who were born in the US.</p><p><i>This story was reported by The Associated Press.</i> </p>

				</div>
				
				<div class="story-foot">
					
					
					
					
					
										
					<div class="share-tools-wrapper near-story-body">
						

	
																																	
	<div id="share-tools-story-below-story" class="share-tools-wrapper ">
		
		<ul
			class="share-tools"
								>
			<li class="share-facebook"><i class="icon-facebook"></i></li>
			<li class="share-twitter"><i class="icon-twitter"></i></li>
			<li class="share-email"><i class="icon-mail"></i></li>
					</ul>
	</div>					</div>

					
									</div>
				
			</div> 
			
			<div id="right-column" class="show-for-large">
				<div>
					
	
<div id="ezve-r16-right-column-1" class="eznid-1023461">						
					<div id="ad-rc-1" style="min-height:250px"></div>
		</div>
				</div>
				<div>
					
	
<div id="ezve-r16-right-column-2" class="eznid-1023463">						        														
								<div id="most-viewed-ump" class="ezb-most_viewed right_col_block layer_01">
	<div class="story_list image_ordered">
					<div id="most-viewed-ump-block-title" class="story_list_title"><span>Monitor's Best: Top 5</span></div>
				<ol id="most-viewed-ump-block-contents">
						<li>
												
<div class="story_list_item ezv-listing">
			<div class="story_thumbnail standard_75x50">
			
					
													
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
		
		
									
		
					<a href="/USA/Justice/2018/0212/More-than-a-third-of-all-US-ex-cons-who-can-t-vote-live-in-Florida.-Why" >			<img
				class=" "
				src="//images.csmonitor.com/csm/2018/02/0212%20scott.jpg?alias=standard_75x50"				alt=""
			/>
			</a>			
			</div>
		<div class="story_detail">
		<h3 class="story_headline ">
			

	
													
								
		
	
				
	
	
				
			
			

 

	
				


	
				
															

				
			
	<a href="/USA/Justice/2018/0212/More-than-a-third-of-all-US-ex-cons-who-can-t-vote-live-in-Florida.-Why">
		<span class="story_link">
			More than a third of all US ex-cons who can’t vote live in Florida. Why?
		</span>
	</a>		</h3>

		
		

				
				
			</div>
	
	
			<div class="clear"></div>
	</div>
			</li>
						<li>
												
<div class="story_list_item ezv-listing">
			<div class="story_thumbnail standard_75x50">
			
					
													
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
		
		
									
		
					<a href="/World/Middle-East/2018/0209/Afghanistan-In-midwinter-attacks-a-brutal-Pakistani-reply-to-Trump" >			<img
				class=" "
				src="//images.csmonitor.com/csm/2018/02/0209%20kabul.jpg?alias=standard_75x50"				alt=""
			/>
			</a>			
			</div>
		<div class="story_detail">
		<h3 class="story_headline ">
			

	
													
								
		
	
				
	
	
				
			
			

 

	
				


	
				
															

				
			
	<a href="/World/Middle-East/2018/0209/Afghanistan-In-midwinter-attacks-a-brutal-Pakistani-reply-to-Trump">
		<span class="story_link">
			Afghanistan: In midwinter attacks, a brutal Pakistani reply to Trump
		</span>
	</a>		</h3>

		
		

				
				
			</div>
	
	
			<div class="clear"></div>
	</div>
			</li>
						<li>
												
<div class="story_list_item ezv-listing">
			<div class="story_thumbnail standard_75x50">
			
					
													
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
		
		
									
		
					<a href="/World/Europe/2018/0212/In-Russia-a-grass-roots-bid-to-expose-Stalin-s-Great-Terror" >			<img
				class=" "
				src="//images.csmonitor.com/csm/2018/02/grave.jpg?alias=standard_75x50"				alt=""
			/>
			</a>			
			</div>
		<div class="story_detail">
		<h3 class="story_headline ">
			

	
													
								
		
	
				
	
	
				
			
			

 

	
				


	
				
															

				
			
	<a href="/World/Europe/2018/0212/In-Russia-a-grass-roots-bid-to-expose-Stalin-s-Great-Terror">
		<span class="story_link">
			In Russia, a grass-roots bid to expose Stalin's ‘Great Terror’
		</span>
	</a>		</h3>

		
		

				
				
			</div>
	
	
			<div class="clear"></div>
	</div>
			</li>
						<li>
												
<div class="story_list_item ezv-listing">
			<div class="story_thumbnail standard_75x50">
			
					
													
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
		
		
									
		
					<a href="/World/Asia-Pacific/2018/0212/At-winter-Olympics-science-wins-the-day" >			<img
				class=" "
				src="//images.csmonitor.com/csm/2018/02/1056001_2_0212luge_standard.jpg?alias=standard_75x50"				alt=""
			/>
			</a>			
			</div>
		<div class="story_detail">
		<h3 class="story_headline ">
			

	
													
								
		
	
				
	
	
				
			
			

 

	
				


	
				
															

				
			
	<a href="/World/Asia-Pacific/2018/0212/At-winter-Olympics-science-wins-the-day">
		<span class="story_link">
			At winter Olympics, science wins the day
		</span>
	</a>		</h3>

		
		

				
				
			</div>
	
	
			<div class="clear"></div>
	</div>
			</li>
						<li>
												
<div class="story_list_item ezv-listing">
			<div class="story_thumbnail standard_75x50">
			
					
													
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
		
		
									
		
					<a href="/USA/Society/2017/0711/Black-gun-owners-ask-Does-the-Second-Amendment-apply-to-us" >			<img
				class=" "
				src="//images.csmonitor.com/csm/2017/07/0711%20gun%20show.jpg?alias=standard_75x50"				alt=""
			/>
			</a>			
			</div>
		<div class="story_detail">
		<h3 class="story_headline ">
			

	
													
								
		
	
				
	
	
				
			
			

 

	
				


	
				
															

				
			
	<a href="/USA/Society/2017/0711/Black-gun-owners-ask-Does-the-Second-Amendment-apply-to-us">
		<span class="story_link">
			Black gun owners ask: Does the Second Amendment apply to us?
		</span>
	</a>		</h3>

		
		

				
				
			</div>
	
	
			<div class="clear"></div>
	</div>
			</li>
					</ol>
	</div>
</div><div id="most-viewed" class="ezb-most_viewed right_col_block layer_01 hide">
	<div class="story_list image_ordered">
					<div id="most-viewed-block-title" class="story_list_title"><span>Popular Now</span></div>
				<ol id="most-viewed-block-contents">
						<li>
												
<div class="story_list_item ezv-listing">
			<div class="story_thumbnail standard_75x50">
			
					
													
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
		
		
									
		
					<a href="/USA/Justice/2018/0212/More-than-a-third-of-all-US-ex-cons-who-can-t-vote-live-in-Florida.-Why" >			<img
				class=" "
				src="//images.csmonitor.com/csm/2018/02/0212%20scott.jpg?alias=standard_75x50"				alt=""
			/>
			</a>			
			</div>
		<div class="story_detail">
		<h3 class="story_headline ">
			

	
													
								
		
	
				
	
	
				
			
			

 

	
				


	
				
															

				
			
	<a href="/USA/Justice/2018/0212/More-than-a-third-of-all-US-ex-cons-who-can-t-vote-live-in-Florida.-Why">
		<span class="story_link">
			More than a third of all US ex-cons who can’t vote live in Florida. Why?
		</span>
	</a>		</h3>

		
		

				
				
			</div>
	
	
			<div class="clear"></div>
	</div>
			</li>
						<li>
												
<div class="story_list_item ezv-listing">
			<div class="story_thumbnail standard_75x50">
			
					
													
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
		
		
									
		
					<a href="/World/Middle-East/2018/0209/Afghanistan-In-midwinter-attacks-a-brutal-Pakistani-reply-to-Trump" >			<img
				class=" "
				src="//images.csmonitor.com/csm/2018/02/0209%20kabul.jpg?alias=standard_75x50"				alt=""
			/>
			</a>			
			</div>
		<div class="story_detail">
		<h3 class="story_headline ">
			

	
													
								
		
	
				
	
	
				
			
			

 

	
				


	
				
															

				
			
	<a href="/World/Middle-East/2018/0209/Afghanistan-In-midwinter-attacks-a-brutal-Pakistani-reply-to-Trump">
		<span class="story_link">
			Afghanistan: In midwinter attacks, a brutal Pakistani reply to Trump
		</span>
	</a>		</h3>

		
		

				
				
			</div>
	
	
			<div class="clear"></div>
	</div>
			</li>
						<li>
												
<div class="story_list_item ezv-listing">
			<div class="story_thumbnail standard_75x50">
			
					
													
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
		
		
									
		
					<a href="/Commentary/upfront-blog/2018/0211/Why-truth-is-under-fire" >			<img
				class=" "
				src="//images.csmonitor.com/csm/2018/02/0212%20upfront%20dupfront%20political%20divide.jpg?alias=standard_75x50"				alt=""
			/>
			</a>			
			</div>
		<div class="story_detail">
		<h3 class="story_headline ">
			

	
													
								
		
	
				
	
	
				
			
			

 

			
		
				


	
				
															

				
			
	<a href="/Commentary/upfront-blog/2018/0211/Why-truth-is-under-fire">
		<span class="story_link">
			Why truth is under fire
		</span>
	</a>		</h3>

		
		

				
				
			</div>
	
	
			<div class="clear"></div>
	</div>
			</li>
						<li>
												
<div class="story_list_item ezv-listing">
			<div class="story_thumbnail standard_75x50">
			
					
													
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
		
		
									
		
					<a href="/World/Europe/2018/0212/In-Russia-a-grass-roots-bid-to-expose-Stalin-s-Great-Terror" >			<img
				class=" "
				src="//images.csmonitor.com/csm/2018/02/grave.jpg?alias=standard_75x50"				alt=""
			/>
			</a>			
			</div>
		<div class="story_detail">
		<h3 class="story_headline ">
			

	
													
								
		
	
				
	
	
				
			
			

 

	
				


	
				
															

				
			
	<a href="/World/Europe/2018/0212/In-Russia-a-grass-roots-bid-to-expose-Stalin-s-Great-Terror">
		<span class="story_link">
			In Russia, a grass-roots bid to expose Stalin's ‘Great Terror’
		</span>
	</a>		</h3>

		
		

				
				
			</div>
	
	
			<div class="clear"></div>
	</div>
			</li>
						<li>
												
<div class="story_list_item ezv-listing">
			<div class="story_thumbnail standard_75x50">
			
					
													
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
		
		
									
		
					<a href="/World/Asia-Pacific/2018/0212/At-winter-Olympics-science-wins-the-day" >			<img
				class=" "
				src="//images.csmonitor.com/csm/2018/02/1056001_2_0212luge_standard.jpg?alias=standard_75x50"				alt=""
			/>
			</a>			
			</div>
		<div class="story_detail">
		<h3 class="story_headline ">
			

	
													
								
		
	
				
	
	
				
			
			

 

	
				


	
				
															

				
			
	<a href="/World/Asia-Pacific/2018/0212/At-winter-Olympics-science-wins-the-day">
		<span class="story_link">
			At winter Olympics, science wins the day
		</span>
	</a>		</h3>

		
		

				
				
			</div>
	
	
			<div class="clear"></div>
	</div>
			</li>
					</ol>
	</div>
</div>			
	</div>
				</div>
				<div>
					

<div id="ezve-r16-right-column-3" class="eznid-1023464">						        														
				
																	
	

	<div id="ezve-r16-right-column-3-block-0" class="ezp-ezflow_block ezp-story-list-block  compliance-kickers-only right_col_block layer_01">
	
				
		
				<ul data-search-count="1">
					<li>
				<div class="ezp-block-content">
												
<div class="story_list_item ezc-gallery clearfix">			<div class="story_thumbnail standard_300x200">
		
						
													
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
		
		
									
		
					<a href="/Photo-Galleries/Photos-of-the-Week/2018/02-12-Photos-of-the-week" >			<img
				class=" "
				src="//images.csmonitor.com/csm/2018/02/601.jpg?alias=standard_300x200"				alt=""
			/>
			</a>			
		</div>
	
	<div class="story_detail">
	
	
	
		
	<h3 class="story_headline">
		

	
													
								
		
	
				
	
	
				
			
			

 

						<a href="/Photo-Galleries/Photos-of-the-Week"><span class="gal kicker">Photos of the Week</span></a>			
			


	
				
															

				
			
	<a href="/Photo-Galleries/Photos-of-the-Week/2018/02-12-Photos-of-the-week">
		<span class="story_link">
			02/12 Photos of the week
		</span>
	</a>	</h3>

		
		</div>
</div>
				</div>
			</li>
			</ul>
			</div>			
	</div>
				</div>
				<div>
					

<div id="ezve-r16-right-column-4" class="eznid-1045506">								<div id="ezve-r16-right-column-4-block" class="ezc-csm_html_block ezn-ddp_responsiveArticle_subscribe_ad_B ">		<style scoped>
	#home-subscribe-ad-b {
		background: #ECECEC;
	}
	#home-subscribe-ad-b a {
		color: #0a0a0a;
	}
	#home-subscribe-ad-b .ad-container {
		background: white;
		padding: 20px;
		margin: 35px 0;
	}
	#home-subscribe-ad-b section {
		text-align: center;
	}
	#home-subscribe-ad-b a:first-of-type section {
		padding-bottom: 1.5rem;
		border-bottom: 1px solid #ECECEC;
		margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
	}
	#home-subscribe-ad-b h2 {
		text-transform: uppercase;
		font-weight: 600;
		font-size: 23px;
		text-align: center;
		margin: 0 auto 2rem;
		line-height: 29px;
	}
	#home-subscribe-ad-b h4 {
		text-transform: uppercase;
		font-weight: 800;
		font-size: 1rem;
		margin: 1.5rem 0 0.3rem;
	}
	#home-subscribe-ad-b p {
		margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
		font-size: 0.87rem;
	}
	#home-subscribe-ad-b .button_link {
		font-size: 10.8px;
	}
</style>

<div id="home-subscribe-ad-b" class="small-12">
	<div class="wrapper">
		<div class="ad-container row">
			<h2>2 ways to enjoy the Monitor's award-winning journalism!</h2>
			<a href="/d-right-300top">
				<section class="small-12 column">
					<img src="//images.csmonitor.com/csm/2017/05/1037999_2_ddp_daily_standard.png?alias=original" alt="the Monitor Daily" width="260px" />
					<h4>Daily Digital</h4>
					<p>Enjoy a thoughtful evening read.</p>
					<div class="button_link">
						<span>Subscribe to the <em>Monitor Daily</em></span>
					</div>
				</section>
			</a>
			<a href="/d-right-300btm">
				<section class="small-12 column">
					<img src="//images.csmonitor.com/csm/2017/05/1037998_1_ddp_weekly_standard.png?alias=original" alt="the Monitor Weekly" width="297px"/>
					<h4>Weekly Print &amp; Digital Magazine</h4>
					<p>Enjoy a longer, more in-depth read.</p>
					<div class="button_link">
						<span>Subscribe to the <em>Monitor Weekly</em></span>
					</div>
				</section>
			</a>
		</div>
	</div>
</div>
	</div>	</div>
				</div>
									<div>
						

<div id="ezve-r16-right-column-5" class="eznid-1023465">						
					<div id="ad-rc-2" style="min-height:250px"></div>
		</div>
					</div>
							</div>
			
		</div>
	</div>
</article>

<div id="story-bottom">
	<div class="row">
		
		<div class="content-bound small-centered small-11 large-12 columns">
			
						
							<div id="related-stories" class="eza-related_external_links">
					<h2>Next Up</h2>
					<ul id="related-story-block-contents" class="eza-related_external_links">
						
			
		
			
			
																
										
						
												
						
						
																			
						
													<li class="ezc-csm_quiz">
								

				
	<div class="story_list_item">
					
			<div class="story_thumbnail">
				<a href="/USA/2011/0104/Could-you-pass-a-US-citizenship-test">
					<img src="//images.csmonitor.com/csmarchives/2011/01/110103-citizenship.jpg?alias=cinema_428x228" alt="Could you pass a US citizenship test?" />
				</a>
			</div>
				<div class="story_detail">
			<h3 class="story_headline">
				

		
			

 

	


	
				
																					

				
		<a href="/USA/2011/0104/Could-you-pass-a-US-citizenship-test">
		<span class="story_link">Could you pass a US citizenship test?</span>
	</a>				
							</h3>
			
						
					</div>
		
					<div class="clear"></div>
			</div>							</li>
																		
		
			
			
																
										
						
												
						
						
													
								
						
						
													<li class="ezc-csm_article">
								

								
<div class="story_list_item ezv-listing">
			<div class="story_thumbnail cinema_428x228">
			
					
													
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
		
		
									
		
					<a href="/USA/Society/2017/0918/Can-Houston-find-path-to-recovery-that-doesn-t-leave-poor-behind" >			<img
				class=" lazyload"
				data-src="//images.csmonitor.com/csm/2017/09/0918%20Harvey_Battered_Bayside.jpg?alias=cinema_428x228"				alt=""
			/>
			</a>			
			</div>
		<div class="story_detail">
		<h3 class="story_headline ">
			

	
													
								
		
	
				
	
	
				
	

 

	
				


	
				
																					

				
			
	<a href="/USA/Society/2017/0918/Can-Houston-find-path-to-recovery-that-doesn-t-leave-poor-behind">
		<span class="story_link">
			Can Houston find path to recovery that doesn't leave poor behind?
		</span>
	</a>		</h3>

					<div class="story-byline eza-authors">
				By
				<span class="author-name">Henry Gass</span>
									<span class="staffline">Staff writer</span>
							</div>
		
		

				
				
			</div>
	
	
			<div class="clear"></div>
	</div>
							</li>
																		
		
			
			
																
										
						
												
						
						
													
								
						
						
													<li class="ezc-csm_article">
								

								
<div class="story_list_item ezv-listing">
			<div class="story_thumbnail cinema_428x228">
			
					
													
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
		
		
									
		
					<a href="/USA/2017/0914/With-rebuilding-under-way-assessing-government-responses-to-Irma-and-Harvey" >			<img
				class=" lazyload"
				data-src="//images.csmonitor.com/csm/2017/09/0914-DDP-FEMA-checking.jpg?alias=cinema_428x228"				alt=""
			/>
			</a>			
			</div>
		<div class="story_detail">
		<h3 class="story_headline ">
			

	
													
								
		
	
				
	
	
				
	

 

	
				


	
				
																					

				
			
	<a href="/USA/2017/0914/With-rebuilding-under-way-assessing-government-responses-to-Irma-and-Harvey">
		<span class="story_link">
			With rebuilding under way, assessing government responses to Irma and Harvey 
		</span>
	</a>		</h3>

					<div class="story-byline eza-authors">
				By
				<span class="author-name">Peter Grier</span>
									<span class="staffline">Staff writer</span>
							</div>
		
		

				
				
			</div>
	
	
			<div class="clear"></div>
	</div>
							</li>
																		
					
					
	
			
					<li>
				

																
<div class="story_list_item ezc-gallery clearfix">			<div class="story_thumbnail cinema_428x228">
		
						
													
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
		
		
									
		
					<a href="/Photo-Galleries/Photos-of-the-Week/2018/02-12-Photos-of-the-week" >			<img
				class=" "
				src="//images.csmonitor.com/csm/2018/02/601.jpg?alias=cinema_428x228"				alt=""
			/>
			</a>			
		</div>
	
	<div class="story_detail">
	
	
	
		
	<h3 class="story_headline">
		

	
													
								
		
	
				
	
	
				
		

 

						<a href="/Photo-Galleries/Photos-of-the-Week"><span class="gal kicker">Photos of the Week</span></a>			
			


	
				
																					

				
			
	<a href="/Photo-Galleries/Photos-of-the-Week/2018/02-12-Photos-of-the-week">
		<span class="story_link">
			02/12 Photos of the week
		</span>
	</a>	</h3>

		
		</div>
</div>
	
			</li>
											</ul>
				</div>
					</div>
	</div>
</div>

<script>

	$(function()
	{
		// Give some inbody elements to load and set the height
		setInterval( function()
			{
				$( '#right-column' ).impulse(
				{
					colTotalHeight: $( '#main-column').outerHeight(),
				});
			},
			2000
		);

		$( '.gallery-modal' ).modalGallery();
	});

</script>

<div id="sticky-messenger">
	<div data-sticky-container class="hide">
		<div class="sticky paywall" data-sticky data-btm-anchor="csm-page-bound:bottom" data-stick-to="bottom" data-sticky-on="small" data-margin-bottom="0" data-check-every="0" style="width:100%">

			<div class="title fullWidth row trigger">
				<div class="hide-visit-6">
					<div class="float-right close"><i class="icon-close"></i></div>
					<div class="meter-msg-2 text-center stickyMessenger-cta">
						<span class="story-count punch count"></span><span class="slanted"> of </span><span class="punch count">5</span>
						free <span class="hide-on-smallest">articles </span>this month
						<span class="separator">&#62;</span>
						<a class="register punch">Get unlimited free articles</a>
					</div>
				</div>
				<div class="show-visit-6">
					<div class="meter-msg-2 final small-12 columns text-center stickyMessenger-cta">
						You've read
						<span class="punch count">5</span><span class="slanted"> of </span><span class="punch count">5</span>
						<span class="one-unit">free articles</span>
					</div>
				</div>
			</div>
			
			<div class="fullWidth stash register body">
				<div class="row small-centered text-center columns">
					<h3>Sign up for a <span class="punch">one month free trial</span>.</h3>
					<p class="slanted">Get unlimited access to CSMonitor.com for one month.</p>
					<p>( <span class="punch red">No credit card required.</span> )</p>
					<input class="email-input" placeholder="Your email (e.g. john.doe@email.com)" type="email" />
					<a href="/User-Test-Free-Trial-Thank-you" class="button_link meter signup">Get free trial</a>
					<p class="alt-suggest">( Or, learn about our <a href="/About/Subscribe" class="slanted">Subscription options</a> )</p>
				</div>
			</div>

			<div class="fullWidth stash subscribe body">
				
				<div class="show-visit-6 row">
					<div class="large-12 columns text-center top">
						<h2><span>Subscribe</span> for continued <span class="slanted one-unit">full access</span>.</h2>
						<p>Like what you see? <a href="/About/Subscribe">Learn more</a> about the subscription options.</p>
					</div>
					<div class="medium-5 medium-push-7 columns text-center">
						<img src="https://images.csmonitor.com/csm/2017/08/1044481_2_ddp-3-screens_standard.png?alias=original" alt="Monitor Daily">
					</div>
					<div class="medium-7 medium-pull-5 columns">
						<ul>
							<li>Full ad-free access to CSMonitor.com</li>
							<li>Five handpicked articles delivered to your inbox each weekday evening</li>
							<li>Editor commentary on why each story matters</li>
							<li>Quick-read versions of each story</li>
							<li>Insightful graphics and videos exploring key issues</li>
							<li>Daily audio digest</li>
						</ul>
					</div>
					<div class="large-12 columns text-center">
						<a class="button_link meter" href="/About/Subscribe">Subscribe</a>
						<p class="slanted alt-suggest">( Still need more time to decide? <a href="/User-Test-Free-Trial-One-Month">Get a 1 month free trial</a>. )</p>
					</div>
				</div>
				
			</div>
			
		</div>
	</div>
</div>

<script>
	
	$(function()
	{
		if( parseInt( getParameterByName( 'test_meter' ) ) > 0 )
		{
			// reset counter
			var uniqueStories = JSON.parse( '{"modified":'+ Date.now() +',"ids":["1027787","1025415","1023972","1021620","1021591","1021497","1021493"]}' );
			uniqueStories.ids = uniqueStories.ids.slice( 0, parseInt( getParameterByName( 'test_meter' ) ) );

			CsmJsLibNamespace.store.setItem( 'csm_unique_stories', JSON.stringify( uniqueStories ) );
			CsmJsLibNamespace.store.setItem( 'csm_meter_test', 1 );

			$( '#sticky-messenger' ).meteredMessengerNew().show();
		}
		else if( getParameterByName( 'test_meter' ) == '0' )
		{
			// On DDP pages we don't have the plugin loaded which is good
			if( jQuery().meteredMessenger )
			{
				CsmJsLibNamespace.store.removeItem( 'csm_meter_test' );
				$( '#sticky-messenger' ).meteredMessenger().show();
			}
		}
		else
		{
			if( CsmJsLibNamespace.store.getItem( 'csm_meter_test' ) == '1' )
			{
				$( '#sticky-messenger' ).meteredMessengerNew().show();
			}
			else
			{
				// On DDP pages we don't have the plugin loaded which is good
				if( jQuery().meteredMessenger )
				{
					$( '#sticky-messenger' ).meteredMessenger().show();
				}
			}
		}

		function getParameterByName(name, url)
		{
			if (!url) url = window.location.href;
			name = name.replace(/[\[\]]/g, "\\$&");
			var regex = new RegExp("[?&]" + name + "(=([^&#]*)|&|#|$)"),
				results = regex.exec(url);
			if (!results) return null;
			if (!results[2]) return '';
			return decodeURIComponent(results[2].replace(/\+/g, " "));
		}
	});
	
</script>

		
<div id="csm-above-footer-1">
	

<div id="ezve-r16-above-footer-1" class="eznid-1045505">								<div id="ezve-r16-above-footer-1-block" class="ezc-csm_html_block ezn-ddp_responsiveArticle_subscribe_ad_A ">		<style scoped>
	#home-subscribe-ad-a .banner {
		background: #FFC700;
		position: relative;
		margin: 50px 0 35px;
		min-height: 40vw;
	}
	#home-subscribe-ad-a .subscribe-binocular-short {
		display: none;
	}
	#home-subscribe-ad-a a {
		color: #0a0a0a;
	}
	#home-subscribe-ad-a p {
		font-family: "Open Sans",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;
	}
	#home-subscribe-ad-a .button_link {
		background-color: #007582;
	}
	#home-subscribe-ad-a h2 {
		text-transform: uppercase;
		font-weight: 800;
		font-size: 1.7rem;
		margin: 0 auto 0.6rem;
		width: 195px;
	}
	#home-subscribe-ad-a .column.no-padding {
		padding-left: 0;
		padding-right: 0;
	}
	#home-subscribe-ad-a .column.binocular-container {
		position: absolute;
		bottom: 0;
		padding-right: 10px;
		padding-left: 12px;
	}
	#home-subscribe-ad-a .subscribe-binocular {
		max-width: 113px;
	}
	#home-subscribe-ad-a section.column.no-padding:last-of-type {
		padding: 26px 0;
		padding-right: 8px;
	}
	#home-subscribe-ad-a section.column.no-padding:last-of-type,
	#home-subscribe-ad-a .column.subscribe-container {
		text-align: center;
	}
	#home-subscribe-ad-a .column.subscribe-container img {
		display: block;
		max-width: 160px;
		margin: 0 auto 11px;
	}
	#home-subscribe-ad-a p {
		font-style: italic;
		font-size: 1.2rem;
		font-weight: 600;
	}
	
@media only screen and (min-width:500px) {
	#home-subscribe-ad-a .column.binocular-container {
		position: absolute;
		bottom: 0;
		padding-right: 10px;
		padding-left: 25px;
	}
	#home-subscribe-ad-a .subscribe-binocular {
		max-height: 285px;
		max-width: 100%;
	}
}

@media only screen and (min-width:640px) {
	#home-subscribe-ad-a .banner {
		min-height: 168px;
	}
	#home-subscribe-ad-a .column.binocular-container {
		padding-left: 10px;
	}
	#home-subscribe-ad-a .subscribe-binocular {
		display: none;
	}
	#home-subscribe-ad-a .subscribe-binocular-short {
		display: block;
	}
	#home-subscribe-ad-a section.column.no-padding:last-of-type {
		padding: 42px 12px 22px 0;
		text-align: left;
	}
	#home-subscribe-ad-a h2 {
		width: auto;
		font-size: 1.25rem;
	}
	#home-subscribe-ad-a .column.subscribe-container img {
		max-width: 135px;
	}
	#home-subscribe-ad-a .button_link {
		font-size: 10.5px;
	}
}
@media only screen and (min-width:825px) {
	#home-subscribe-ad-a h2 {
		font-size: 1.55rem;
	}
}
@media only screen and (min-width:1070px) {
	#home-subscribe-ad-a h2 {
		font-size: 1.7rem;
	}
	#home-subscribe-ad-a .column.subscribe-container img {
		max-width: 160px;
	}
	#home-subscribe-ad-a .button_link {
		font-size: 14px;
	}
}
</style>

<div id="home-subscribe-ad-a" class="layout-11-10-8n7n6">
	<div class="wrapper">
		<a href="/r-blk-ddp-sub2">
			<div class="banner clearfix">
				<section class="small-4 medium-3 column binocular-container">
					<img src="//images.csmonitor.com/csm/2017/05/1037910_1_binoculars-short_standard.png?alias=original" alt="binoculars" class="subscribe-binocular-short"/>
					<img src="//images.csmonitor.com/csm/2017/05/1037256_2_binoculars_standard.png?alias=original" alt="binoculars" class="subscribe-binocular"/>
				</section>
				<section class="small-8 small-offset-4 medium-9 medium-offset-3 column no-padding">
					<div class="medium-8 column no-padding">
						<h2>Like what you see here?</h2>
						<p>Less noise. More insight.</p>
					</div>
					<div class="medium-4 column no-padding subscribe-container">
						<img src="//images.csmonitor.com/csm/2017/05/1037935_2_daily-flag_special_standard.png?alias=original" alt="The Christian Science Monitor Daily" />
						<div class="button_link">
							<span>SUBSCRIBE TODAY</span>
						</div>
					</div>
				</section>
			</div>
		</a>
	</div>
</div>
	</div>	</div>
</div>

<div id="csm-above-footer-2">
	
</div>
	

<div id="ezve-r16-above-footer-3" class="eznid-1009580">								<div id="ezve-r16-above-footer-3-block" class="ezc-csm_html_block ezn-R16_Footer_Ad_Slot ">		<div id="ad-footer" class="ad-wrapper" ></div>
	</div>	</div>
<footer>
	<div id="footer-logo" class="branding row columns">
		<a href="/">
			<img
				alt="csm masthead"
				sizes="(max-width: 39.99em) 160px, 214px"
				srcset="/extension/csm_responsive/design/csm_design/images/masthead-large.png 214w, /extension/csm_responsive/design/csm_design/images/masthead-small.png 160w"
				src="/extension/csm_responsive/design/csm_design/images/masthead-large.png">
		</a>
	</div>
	<a href="/About">
		<div id="monitor-difference-1" class="branding row columns">Stay Current. Go Far.</div>
		<div id="monitor-difference-2" class="branding row columns">Discover the Monitor Difference</div>
	</a>
	
	<div id="footer-menu" class="row">
		<div class="footer-menu medium-5 large-12 medium-offset-1 large-offset-0 columns">
			<ul id="footer-links-1">
				<li><a href="/About">About</a></li>
				<li><a href="/About/Contact">Contact Us</a></li>
				<li><a href='/r-footer'>Subscribe</a></li>
				<li><a href='/r-footer-nslr'>Free Newsletters</a></li>
				<li><a href="/About/Advertise">Advertise With Us</a></li>
				<li><a href="/About/Careers">Careers</a></li>
				<li><a href="/About/Find-us-online">Find us online</a></li>
			</ul>
		</div>
		<div class="footer-menu medium-5 large-12 end columns">
			<ul id="footer-links-2">
				<li><a href="/csm/contentmap">Content Map</a></li>
				<li><a href="/layout/set/text/textedition">Text Edition</a></li>
				<li><a href="/About/Corrections">Corrections</a></li>
				<li><a href='http://www.csmonitorreprints.com/'>Reprints &amp; Permissions</a></li>
				<li><a href="/Multimedia">Multimedia</a></li>
				<li><a href="/Commentary/A-Christian-Science-Perspective">A Christian Science Perspective</a></li>
			</ul>
		</div>
	</div>
	
	<div id="small-prints" class="row small-11 small-centered columns"><a href="/About">&#169; The Christian Science Monitor.</a><a href="/About/Terms">All Rights Reserved. Terms.</a><a href="/About/Privacy-Policy">Privacy Policy.</a></div>

</footer>
	</div>
	
	<div id="page-bottom-scripts">

	<script>
	
		window.lazySizesConfig = window.lazySizesConfig || {};
		window.lazySizesConfig.loadMode = 1;
	
	</script>

	<script type="text/javascript" src="/var/ezflow_site/cache/public/javascript/76efe6903685eb962dc2b36a4aa51801_1513162359.js" charset="utf-8"></script>


	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	

	<script>
	
	$(function()
	{
		$('body').responsivebody();
		$('body').header();
		$('body').userauth();
		$(document).foundation();
	});
	
	</script>

			<script type="text/javascript">_satellite.pageBottom();</script>
	</div>

	<div id="backdrop-shadow"></div>
	
</body>
</html>
