Immigration
Southwest Philly will soon be home to ‘Africatown,’ powered by a grant-winning nonprofit
The African Cultural Alliance of North America, a nonprofit supporting African immigrants, got a $9 million state grant towards developing Africatown.
1 year ago
Two additional buses of asylum-seekers from Texas arrive at 30th Street Station in Philadelphia
It was not immediately clear how many people were on the buses, but it appeared to be about five dozen.
1 year ago
‘They are exhausted’: Asylum-seekers arrive by bus in Philadelphia
Mayor Jim Kenney called Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision to bus asylum-seekers to Philadelphia a “purposefully cruel policy using immigrant families … as pawns.”
1 year ago
Texas confirms bus of asylum-seekers coming to Philly: What we know
Local officials and community organizations are ready to welcome the newcomers.
1 year ago
Philly says it’s ready to welcome migrants sent by bus from Texas with ‘open arms’
The city will use its experience helping other immigrant arrivals to aid those being sent to Philadelphia from the Texas border.
1 year ago
Philadelphia preparing for possible arrival of migrants from Texas
Officials called the situation "fluid," adding that Texas officials have not coordinated with the City of Philadelphia.
1 year ago
For newly naturalized citizens, voting in Pa. turns fear into political power
No part of the citizenship process focuses directly on voter education, leaving many new citizens to wade through a political system that doesn’t resemble the one back home.
1 year ago
If elected governor this November, Republican state senator Doug Mastriano said he’d transport undocumented immigrants in the commonwealth across state lines.
1 year ago
Immigrants in Delaware question exclusion of some nations in diversity visa lottery
A program that awards immigrant visas via a lottery unfairly excludes those coming from specific countries, some Delaware advocates say.
1 year ago
Listen 1:31N.J. immigrant advocacy groups outraged over postponed vote on temporary workers’ rights bill
A proposal for the “temporary workers’ bill of rights,” has been in the works for several years.
1 year ago
Supreme Court declines to consider challenge to racist citizenship laws
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to reconsider the so-called "Insular Cases," a series of cases decided in the early 1900s.
1 year ago
Biden turning to Trump-era rule to expel Venezuelan migrants
Biden has invoked a Trump-era rule that Biden’s Justice Department is fighting in court.
1 year ago
76ers star Joel Embiid now U.S. citizen
A native of Cameroon, Embiid said he was sworn in as a citizen two weeks ago in Philadelphia.
1 year ago
Philly Welcoming Awards honor those who help immigrants and refugees feel at home
The new awards honor city workers and those in the community who help newcomers make the transition to Philadelphians.
2 years ago
The politics of immigration reform
Record numbers of migrants are arriving at the southern border. Republican lawmakers are relocating some to Democratic states. Today - the politics of immigration.
Air Date: September 23, 2022 10:00 am
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