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Families Need: Ethiopian Immigration and Parliament Votes

families need: Israel doesn't consider the Ethiopians Jewish, which is why they need government approval to immigrate, according to Metro News. The official said the government discussed the issue but didn't vote on it. The families need the Cabinet to agree to fund the immigration of 8,000 Ethiopians before parliament votes on the national budget, expected this week. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss Cabinet deliberations. She said the issue was delayed to another meeting, but it was not clear whether it could still be included in the 2019 budget. Alisa Bodner, an activist with a group pushing for the immigration, said that as of now, the issue of Ethiopian immigration is not in the budget. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.