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New citizens wait to take the oath of allegiance during a naturalization ceremony in Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY, file)
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Politics & Policy

Trump should expand understanding of ‘merit’ if he wants to replace diversity visa

Unlike the president, I believe that hard work and a hunger for a better life should be part of assessing 'merit.'

7 years ago

President Donald Trump gestures as delivers his first State of the Union address in the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol to a joint session of Congress Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018 in Washington, as Vice President Mike Pence and House Speaker Paul Ryan applaud.
National Interest
Politics & Policy

Trump’s acoustic demagoguery stokes our state of disunion

The biggest thigh-slapper of last night's State of the Union was Trump's apparent belief that unplugging his vocal amplifier would somehow soften his demagoguery.

7 years ago

President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

State of the Union recap

We get an analysis of President Trump’s first State of the Union address with ...

7 years ago

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President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018.
Politics & Policy

Trump State of the Union unites on infrastructure, divides on immigration

President Trump's State of the Union united Democrats and Republicans on infrastructure, but immigration proposal is doing the opposite.

7 years ago

Spanish language immersion is thriving at Lewis Elementary in Wilmington and 25 traditional Delaware elementary schools, plus two charter schools. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Education

Spanish immersion keeps growing in Delaware elementary schools

More than one in six Delaware public school kindergartners are enrolled in Spanish immersion, and more schools are interested in starting programs.

7 years ago

Protesters march outside the Church of the Advocate in North Philadelphia (Abdul R. Sulayman/The Philadelphia Tribune)
The Philadelphia Tribune
Politics & Policy

Rally at N. Philly church for sanctuary of four students

Elected officials and community leaders joined members of the New Sanctuary Movement of Philadelphia for a rally on Monday at the Church of the Advocate in North Philadelphia.

7 years ago

The four undocumented children of Camela Apolonio Hernandez step out of their sanctuary at Church of the Advocate in North Philadelphia, heading back to school for the first time since the family received a deportation order.
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

Children joyfully head to school while mom stays in sanctuary of North Philly church

After taking sanctuary Dec. 13 in Church of the Advocate, Carmela Hernandez's undocumented children went back to school. All are in danger of deportation.

7 years ago

Listen 2:30
Maria Rocha, a third-grade teacher at the KIPP Esperanza Dual Language Academy in San Antonio, came to the U.S. from Mexico when she was 3 years old.
NPR
Education

Nearly 9,000 DACA teachers face an uncertain future

Of the 690,000 undocumented immigrants now facing an uncertain future as Congress and President Trump wrangle over the DACA program are about 8,800 school teachers.

7 years ago

Ifrah Mansour appears in a video for her poem,
PBS
Lifestyle

One year after the first travel ban, artists from affected countries share their stories

For immigrants from these countries and their descendants, the ban is an ongoing hurdle in building a home away from home.

7 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight
Community

NewsWorks Tonight, January 25, 2018

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner creates an immigrant rights position on his staff. Delaware Governor John Carney presents h ...

Air Date: January 25, 2018

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Caleb Arnold (left) is Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner's pick to fill the newly created position of immigrant rights coordinator.
NewsWorks Tonight
Courts & Law

Fulfilling campaign vow, Philly DA adds position to focus on immigrant issues

Krasner has hired Caleb Arnold, a former activist, criminal defense attorney, and immigration attorney to oversee this process in the role of immigration counsel.

7 years ago

Listen 1:57
Yesenia Aguilar of Reading, Pa. holds her one year old daughter Denalli Urdaneta at an immigration rally on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018.  (Andrew Harnik/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Trump plan offers citizenship path to 1.8 million immigrants

Democrats said they were heartened Thursday by Trump's support, while Republicans were more cautious.

7 years ago

Children hold signs at a November news conference in Miami in support of renewing temporary protected status for immigrants from Central America and Haiti. (Lynne Sladky/AP)
NPR
Courts & Law

NAACP sues Trump administration over ending protected status for Haitians

At least 46,000 Haitians are living in the U.S. with protection from deportation and the ability to work under the TPS program.

7 years ago

In 1986, President Ronald Reagan signed a major immigration law that offered amnesty to people in the country illegally who arrived prior to 1982.
NPR
Politics & Policy

The GOP’s evolution on immigration

For decades, leading figures in the GOP went out of their way to sound a compassionate note when it came to immigration policy.

7 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight
Community

NewsWorks Tonight, January 24, 2017

New Jersey’s new Attorney General joins a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s plan to end the DACA program.  We look ...

Air Date: January 24, 2018

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