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It’s easy to feel as if the world is falling apart. The Connection features wide-ranging conversations about the bonds that hold us together, the forces that drive us apart, the conflicts that keep us from exploring life’s possibilities and the qualities that make us unique and human.

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Immigration

President Donald Trump visits a new section of the border wall with Mexico in Calexico, Calif., Friday April 5, 2019. Gloria Chavez with the U.S. Border Patrol, center, and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen listen. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Trump struggles with a growing problem on the border

Tensions are rising, fingers are pointing and the search for solutions is becoming increasingly fraught.

7 years ago

A group of immigrants detained at the Berks County Residential Center in Leesport, Pennsylvania, respond to a protest of the detention center occurring across the street from the facility on the afternoon of July 15. On the left, a man holds a handmade drawing of the Honduran flag. (Rachel Wisniewski for WHYY)
Politics & Policy

In Pennsylvania, a border ‘meltdown’ looks like empty beds at Berks Center

ICE officials said they are no longer sending immigrant families from the border to the Berks Family Residential Center. Now, only nine of its 96 beds are filled.

7 years ago

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After 20 years of teaching English as a second language and offering other classes, Bucks County nonprofit Welcoming the Stranger is recognized for its efforts to help immigrants. (Courtesy of Welcoming the Stranger)
Community

Bucks nonprofit dedicated to helping immigrants wins top national award

After 20 years of teaching English as a second language and offering other classes, Welcoming the Stranger is recognized for its efforts to help immigrants.

7 years ago

In the event of a Southern border shutdown, produce customers in the region could find themselves paying more or unable to buy the fruits and vegetables they need. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

From tomatoes to cucumbers, how a border shutdown could affect produce prices in Philly region

The political uncertainty comes as food wholesalers begin to switch from Mexican suppliers to local sources, which is usually a gradual 6- to 8-week process.

7 years ago

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk along the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Sunday, March 31, 2019, as they return from Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla. (Andrew Harnik/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Trump considering naming an ‘immigration czar’

As he threatens to shut down the southern border, President Donald Trump is considering bringing on a "border" or "immigration czar" to coordinate immigration policy.

7 years ago

Central American migrants wait for food in El Paso, Texas, Wednesday, March 27, 2019, in a pen erected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection to process a surge of migrant families and unaccompanied minors.  (Cedar Attanasio/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

More U.S. officers may be reassigned to deal with border crush

The inspectors are instead being put to work processing migrants, taking their applications for asylum and transporting them to holding centers.

7 years ago

A person crosses the street at a U.S Mexico border crossing in El Paso, Texas, Friday, March 29, 2019. (Gerald Herbert/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Number of asylum seekers sent back over border to grow

Border officials are aiming to more than quadruple the number of asylum seekers sent back over the southern border each day.

7 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters during a visit to Lake Okeechobee and Herbert Hoover Dike at Canal Point, Fla., Friday, March 29, 2019. Trump says he will close the nation's southern border, or large sections of it, next week if Mexico does not immediately stop illegal immigration. In a tweet, Trump ramped up his repeated threat to close the border by saying he will do it next week unless Mexico takes action. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Trump threatens to close border with Mexico next week

President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to close America's southern border or large sections of it next week if Mexico does not halt illegal immigration "immediately."

7 years ago

The Social Security Administration is reviving a practice from a decade ago of sending letters out to employers when Social Security numbers don't match their records. (Patrick Semansky/AP)
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Community

Social Security revives ‘no match’ letters amid broader immigration crackdown

Immigration authorities said employers should look at these letters as evidence that their employees are undocumented.

7 years ago

Marion Johnson, active in the community for close to 40 years, goes in a head to head with a representative of VisionQuest during a community gathering hosted by Councilwoman Cherelle Parker, on Thursday. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Community

North Philly neighbors decry plans for immigrant youth shelter, citing track record

VisionQuest wants to open a 60-bed facility for unaccompanied immigrant youth in North Philadelphia's Logan neighborhood.

7 years ago

A Border Patrol agent checks the names and documents of families who crossed the nearby U.S.-Mexico border near McAllen, Texas. Immigration authorities say they expect the continuing surge of Central American families crossing the border to multiply in the coming months. (Eric Gay/AP Photo)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Immigration system at the ‘breaking point,’ Homeland Security official warns

A flood of migrant families arriving at the southern border is straining the U.S. immigration system. Authorities say daily apprehensions are at the highest in decades.

7 years ago

Caleb Arnold is immigration counsel for the Philadelphia District Attorney’s office. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Courts & Law

A different view of justice: Philly DA appointee seeks to avoid deportation for some immigrant defendants

The process involves tough calls on criminal cases involving immigrant defendants — and pits different, politicized definitions of justice against each other.

7 years ago

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President Donald Trump signs the first veto of his presidency in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, March 15, 2019, in Washington. (Evan Vucci/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

House fails to override Trump veto of his border emergency

The House fell short Tuesday in its effort to override President Donald Trump's first veto, handing him a victory to spend billions to construct barriers along the border.

7 years ago

Salvadoran migrants wait for transportation after turning themselves in to U.S. Border Patrol agents in El Paso, Texas — where a border fence is under construction. The Pentagon says it will spend up to $1 billion to help build the fence. (Paul Ratje /AFP/Getty Images)
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Money

Pentagon takes $1 billion from military personnel account to build border fence

The Department of Defense is shifting $1 billion from a military personnel account to build a 57-mile fence at the southern U.S. border.

7 years ago

A line of migrants released by U.S. immigration authorities waits to check in at the Catholic Charities shelter in McAllen, Texas on Jan. 11. (Eric Gay/AP Photo)
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Courts & Law

Border Patrol starts releasing asylum-seeking migrants to South Texas streets

U.S. Border Patrol is releasing asylum-seeking migrants who were recently apprehended without detaining them because officials say detention facilities are full to capacity.

7 years ago

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