Immigration
Teenage photographers taught to speak their minds in ‘Young Americans’
Teenage photographers were mentored by immigration photojournalist Ada Trillo to express their own lives through pictures.
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Collective owned by Pennsylvania immigrants provides corn for tortillas
With its official launch at the People’s Kitchen, the Cooperativa is now gathering customers. From local spots South Philly Barbacoa and El Merkury, to beyond.
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Fewer immigrant workers are coming to fill key jobs. That has slowed the U.S. economy
Fewer immigrants are coming to fill those jobs — particularly in some key industries that keep the economy moving.
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With the help of a Vietnamese refugee, Afghan evacuees settle into a South Philly home
Ahn Tran welcomed a family of Afghan evacuees as tenants in one of his apartments, in part because of his experience as a Vietnamese refugee.
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53 migrants dead, 54 injured in truck crash in south Mexico
The crash occurred Thursday on a highway leading toward the Chiapas state capital.
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Afghans wait and worry at U.S. bases after frantic evacuation
In New Jersey, many Afghans are relieved to be safe but also deeply fearful for family and friends back home.
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Liberians seeking green cards face time crunch. Advocates seek deadline extension
Local members of the Liberian community and immigration attorneys say thousands of people could miss out if the Dec. 20 deadline is not extended.
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Two dozen refugees from Afghanistan and elsewhere settling in Delaware, more on the way
Refugees arriving in Delaware from Afghanistan and elsewhere are getting a new start in the First State.
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Some states dropping ‘dehumanizing’ terms for immigrants
California and Colorado this year banned state agencies from using the word “alien” to refer to immigrants who entered the U.S. without permission.
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Biden: Families of separated children deserve compensation
Raising his voice, Biden said that regardless of the circumstances, people who had their children taken under the Trump administration’s policy should be remunerated.
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Immigrant groups frustrated by inaction in D.C. block traffic in front of Sen. Casey’s office
Instead of issuing citizenship, Democrats are proposing giving longtime undocumented residents temporary protection from deportation and work permits.
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A lawsuit against Clearfield County could at least pause the establishment of one of the largest and private detention centers in the northeast.
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More than 25,000 Afghan refugees have passed through Philadelphia
Following a call from the Biden administration in August, Philadelphia opened its airport to Operation Allies Welcome, receiving Afghani evacuees.
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We discuss the kidnappings, violence and instability plaguing Haiti and the crisis facing Haitians migrants at the U.S. border.
Air Date: October 19, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:00U.S. to reopen land borders in November for fully vaccinated
Vehicle, rail and ferry travel between the U.S. and Canada and Mexico has been largely restricted to essential travel, such as trade, since the earliest days of the pandemic.
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