Immigration
A first Thanksgiving for some new Philadelphia residents
New arrivals to the U.S. come from many countries and cultures, and they all can appreciate a warm welcome, plus a little help learning what this country is all about.
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Listen 5:20NewsWorks Tonight, November 23, 2017
We attend a special Thanksgiving celebration with new immigrants to Philadelphia. Chef Angie Branca, known for the cuisine of her native ...
Air Date: November 23, 2017
Listen 23:35Opposition to refugee arrivals keeps getting louder
A few days after Trump was elected, more than a hundred people packed into a church in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. to hear about refugee resettlement in their town. It didn't go well.
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DOJ gives funding advantage to cities cooperating with immigration authorities
The news comes not long after a number of federal courts blocked the Trump administration from attempting to keep grant funding from sanctuary cities.
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With protected status ending in 2019, Haitians in the Philadelphia region weigh tough options
On Monday, the Trump Administration announced it will end a program that protects an estimated 4,800 Haitians in New Jersey and Pennsylva ...
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Listen 3:02Judge blocks Trump administration from punishing ‘sanctuary cities’
The Trump administration cannot withhold federal money to punish local governments for their noncompliance with immigration authorities.
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U.S. judge: Sessions can’t deny grant to Philadelphia for being ’sanctuary city’ [updated]
The judge's decision represents a significant blow to Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who has sought to punish so-called sanctuary cities.
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Listen 2:23After ICE arrests, volunteers canvass for immigrant rights in South Philly
Immigration advocates want to inform undocumented immigrants about their rights when facing detention or deportation — and trying to get neighbors to help.
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Trump’s Mar-a-Lago gets approval to hire 70 foreign workers
Managers attest there aren't enough Americans qualified, willing and available to do the work.
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Philadelphia plan to issue municipal IDs advances
The ID cards would help residents without other government-issued identification access city services, file a police report, visit the hospital or even open a bank account.
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Will Trumpism triumph in Virginia tonight?
If Democrats lose tonight’s Virginia gubernatorial contest, then they deserve to join the Whigs in history’s dustbin. But Democrats being Democrats, they may well blow it.
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Federal judge tips hand in dispute between Philly, DOJ over ‘sanctuary city’ sanctions
Ruling expected soon on whether Trump administration can withhold grant money in retaliation for city shielding immigrants from ICE agents.
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Local leaders in State College urge congressman to support DREAM Act
State College Mayor Elizabeth Goreham asked Congressman Thompson to support the passage of a DREAM act.
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For some immigrant kids, claiming asylum leads to indefinite detention in Pennsylvania
If immigrants claim they’re afraid to return to their home countries, federal detention facilities can hold them, at times indefinitely, while authorities decide their cases.
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Listen 17:59Mrs. D showed us how to conjugate the verb to be: "I am the teacher. You are the students. He is from Cambodia. She is from Vietnam."
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