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With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A's goal is to act as a national mirror-taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.
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With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A's goal is to act as a national mirror-taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.

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Immigration

‘Patricia’ immigrated from Guatemala with her then 5-year-old daughter 19 years ago. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Courts & Law

‘Patricia’: Supporting a family in the U.S. and in Guatemala

“Life, unauthorized” is a series from WHYY that looks at the per ...

9 years ago

A Costa Rican family walks near their home in South Jersey. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

‘Diego’ and ‘Natalia’: Choosing to be unauthorized over unemployed

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9 years ago

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 Vitaly, a gay man originally from Moscow, left Russia in the hopes of marrying his partner if they were granted asylum in the U.S. (Brad Larrison for NewsWorks)
Courts & Law

Vitaly: Seeking asylum from LGBT persecution in Russia

“Life, unauthorized” is a series from WHYY/NewsWorks that looks ...

9 years ago

Maria immigrated from Guatemala 22 years ago. She says that when she moves, she reports her new address to ICE.
Courts & Law

Maria: A struggle to gain legal status, keep her family together

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9 years ago

Listen 3:25
 Tanesha holds her Jamaican passport. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Tanesha: An unauthorized worker abused by her employer

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9 years ago

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José helps his 7-year-old son with homework at their home in central New Jersey. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

José: Undocumented for 22 years, ‘one of the unlucky ones’

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9 years ago

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

How the path to U.S. citizenship works for immigrants

The difficulty of securing a visa has led some immigratns to enter illegally. Others come legally, but overstay their visas.

9 years ago

Berks County Residential Center.  (Laura Benshoff/WHYY)

Despite Casey intervention, woman and son deported from Pa. facility to Honduras

Wednesday morning, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pennsylvania, took to Twitter as he tried to intervene in the deportation of two Honduran asylu ...

9 years ago

Protesters angered by President Donald Trump’s executive order that prevented refugees, visa and green card holders from entering the US chant pro-immigration slogans at Philadelphia International Airport in January.
Politics & Policy

Scale of immigrants’ political, economic impact depends on who you ask

About 160,000 unauthorized immigrants live in the Philadelphia region. Deducing their impact depends on who you ask.

9 years ago

 Demonstrators gather with more than 200 others  at a May Day rally on the steps of the Pennsylvania Capitol Monday in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Speaking is the Rev. Gregory Edwards of Allentown. (AP Photo/Marc Levy)

Immigrants rally in Harrisburg to oppose Trump’s policies

The first of May — or May Day — saw protests spread across the country as people took off work to voice their frustrations over the T ...

9 years ago

 Faleeha and David are two people who met with the author. They are shown here at Harvest Restaurant in West Philadelphia. (Image courtesy of Akbar Hossain)
Speak Easy
Lifestyle

Uncovering ‘the true America’ in real conversations with a Muslim

Last December, I wrote a commentary condemning hate crimes against Muslims and offering to sit down with anyone who wanted to learn about Islam or meet a Muslim.

9 years ago

 Berks County Residential Center. (Laura Benshoff/WHYY)

U.S. high court denies petition by women held in Berks immigrant detention center [updated]

The U.S. Supreme Court has  ...

9 years ago

 Christina School Disrict's board voted Tuesday to create Delaware's first
Education

Christina school board approves Delaware’s first ‘safe zone’ policy for unauthorized students

Christina School District on Tuesday became the first in Delaware to adopt a “safe zone” policy that spells out specific step ...

9 years ago

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Martha Obermiller of Denver, right, chants during a rally protesting the immigration policies of President Donald Trump, near the White House in Washington, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017.
Courts & Law

A nation built by immigrants, America can’t shake its fears of foreigners

“Life, unauthorized” is a series from WHYY/NewsWorks t ...

9 years ago

 Pennsylvania ACLU lawyer Molly Tack-Hooper speaks at a rally in support of immigrants outside City Hall. Many people go through immigration court without an attorney. (Emma Lee/WHYY, file)

Legal counsel helps turn ‘hopelessness to hopefulness’ for unauthorized immigrants

A new study from the nonpro ...

9 years ago

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