
Immigration
Immigrants in Philly being scammed, despite strict local law
Philly has one of the country's strongest laws to protect immigrants from being scammed by fake legal help. So why are complaints of fraud on the rise?
Air Date: February 20, 2020
Listen 17:08We discuss last night's Democratic debate in Las Vegas and how the six candidates fared just days before the Nevada caucuses.
Air Date: February 20, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:13Trump administration wants time limits on student visas
There is no set time limit for how long students who come to the U.S. for college can stay. The Trump administration says that is a problem.
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Listen 1:30Could Pennsylvania’s 43K new citizens make the difference in 2020 election?
Naturalized citizens have been adding to the voter rolls in swing states since the last election cycle. Could they make a difference in Pennsylvania for 2020?
5 years ago
Listen 1:19For first time, Biden calls Obama deportations ‘big mistake’
Going further than he ever has in expressing regret over Obama administration immigration policy, presidential candidate Joe Biden called it a “big mistake.”
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N.J. considers allowing certain immigrants to obtain professional licenses
Supporters said the proposal to allow some immigrants in N.J. to get professional licenses would invigorate the economy.
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Trump administration ‘does not have the facts on their side’ in immigration suit, Murphy says
Ocean and Cape May Counties already have an ongoing lawsuit with the aim of invalidating the immigration directive, which the Trump administration has said it will support.
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Justice Department sues N.J. over law enforcement directive on immigrants
The Trump administration has filed a lawsuit against New Jersey over a state policy that limits law enforcement agencies’ cooperation with federal immigration officials.
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Trump curbs immigration for 6 nations
The Trump administration announced Friday that it was curbing legal immigration from six additional countries that officials said did not meet security standards
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U.S. imposes visa rules for pregnant women on ‘birth tourism’
The Trump administration on Thursday published new visa rules aimed at restricting “birth tourism," in which women travel to the U.S. to give birth so their children can have
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$11 Billion and counting: Trump’s border wall would be the world’s most costly
The pricetag for President Trump's border wall has topped $11 billion — or nearly $20 million a mile — to become the most expensive wall of its kind anywhere in the world.
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White House considering dramatic expansion of travel ban
The White House is considering dramatically expanding its much-litigated travel ban to additional countries amid a renewed election-year focus on immigration.
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Border screenings spark travel fears for Iranian Americans amid rising tensions
Iranian Americans say they are scared to travel, and some are dropping international trips after U.S. citizens of Iranian descent were held by U.S. immigration agents.
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To produce citizenship data, Homeland Security to share records with Census
The Department of Homeland Security has agreed to share certain records to help the Census Bureau produce data about the U.S. citizenship status of those who live in the U.S.
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