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Immigration

Ribbon cutting at the new AFAHO office
Community

‘A game changer’: AFAHO’s new health center will serve uninsured, underinsured residents in Delco

The clinic will serve non- and under-insured residents, with a specific focus on African and Caribbean immigrants.

2 years ago

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Community

Opinion: Immigrants are essential to Philadelphia’s economic growth and prosperity

Immigrants drive job creation, start new businesses and bring innovative ideas that benefit everyone in the city, says Anuj Gupta, president and CEO of The Welcoming Center.

2 years ago

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Anuj Gupta, left, CEO of The Welcoming Center, speaks with Zeke Hernandez, right, a professor at University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business and author of
Community

5 things to know about immigrants in Philadelphia’s economy

Speakers and panelists discussed the long-term economic benefits of immigrants at a WHYY event on Wednesday.

2 years ago

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Community

Immigrants are fueling Philadelphia’s labor force growth, according to new report from Pew Charitable Trusts

Foreign-born residents account for a third of the city’s labor force growth since 2010.

2 years ago

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a person stands and a child sits in an immigration support center
Community

Delaware’s immigrant support in crisis as little state funding and specialist shortages threaten essential services

With little to no state funding in Delaware, many nonprofits are on hiatus or closing down their immigration services.

2 years ago

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Erika Guadalupe Nuñez, executive director of Juntos, speaks at a Sept. 4 press conference at Temple's Law School.
Courts & Law

‘Inhumane conditions’: Report finds Pa.’s largest immigrant detention center ‘riddled with human rights violations’

“The truth is, Moshannon is a place where they don’t treat you like an immigrant," said one former detainee, "but as if you were a criminal."

2 years ago

This is a mushroom worker at a farm in Kennett Square.
Studio 2
Politics & Policy

How the mushroom industry reveals our broken immigration system

Studio 2 hosted a conversation illustrating how the labor needs of the local mushroom industry highlight the flaws of our federal immigration policy.

Air Date: September 5, 2024 12:00 pm

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Yulisa Concepción and Rachel Rutter
Community

‘Feels like family’: Project Libertad supports immigrant youth in suburban Philly schools

Rachel Rutter founded Project Libertad in 2015 to provide a “holistic approach to meeting all the different needs that immigrant youth have.”

2 years ago

Sereyrath
Community

Sereyrath ‘One’ Van emigrated to Philly in 1984 as his family fled genocide. Advocates are fighting his deportation

“When our families are separated in this way, it's basically permanent,” said one local advocate.

2 years ago

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people sit at tables
Community

Bridging Blocks: The immigration debate comes to Northeast Philly

About a dozen attendees discussed their experiences with immigration at Northeast Regional Library this week.

2 years ago

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Kamala Harris
Politics & Policy

Harris’ views on key issues over the years

In her campaign against former President Trump, VP Harris is touting her accomplishments, while also charting her own path forward.

2 years ago

A sculpture by Antonio Arroniz Castro featured in the
Arts & Entertainment

‘Shift the paradigm’: An exhibition at Philly’s Imperfect Gallery celebrates immigrant and international voices

The exhibition, which features artists with Latin American and Palestinian backgrounds, is on display through Aug. 3.

2 years ago

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A carpenter who is undocumented and uninsured recovers in a hospital bed after being struck by a motorcycle on Roosevelt Boulevard in Philadelphia, Pa. (Courtesy of Claudia Martínez).
The Pulse
Health

Desperate for care, patients face the threat of ‘medical deportation'

Hospitals are legally required to care for undocumented patients in emergencies. But when a patient is too sick to be discharged, some turn to a controversial practice.

2 years ago

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Mike Johnson
Politics & Policy

House GOP wants proof of citizenship to vote, boosting an election-year talking point

The GOP is using Democratic opposition to the bill as fuel for Trump’s claims that Democrats have encouraged the surge of migrants so they can get them to register and vote.

2 years ago

Larry Krasner at a podium
Courts & Law

Philly DA vows to prosecute criminals regardless of the immigration status of the victim

After the conviction of a carjacker who targeted a victim from Brazil, DA Larry Krasner says his office will prosecute crimes no matter the victim's status.

2 years ago

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