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Parents and children of all ages attended the vigil. (Emily Neil/WHYY)
Community

Vigil at LOVE Park honors Palestinian lives lost in Israel-Hamas war

Families for Ceasefire Philly organized the vigil in front of the LOVE statue, where mourners hung a sign with the words “Gaza."

9 months ago

Tim Walz and JD Vance
Politics & Policy

Walz and Vance go in depth on policy while attacking each other’s running mates in VP debate

Tim Walz and JD Vance criticized each other’s running mates in a vice presidential debate that opened with a discussion of burgeoning domestic and international troubles.

9 months ago

Ribbon cutting at the new AFAHO office
Community

‘A game changer’: AFAHO’s new health center will serve uninsured, underinsured residents in Delco

The clinic will serve non- and under-insured residents, with a specific focus on African and Caribbean immigrants.

9 months ago

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Shown is the Benjamin Franklin Bridge and the Philadelphia skyline as seen from the Cramer Hill Waterfront Park in Camden, N.J., Wednesday, April 20, 2022.
Community

Opinion: Immigrants are essential to Philadelphia’s economic growth and prosperity

Immigrants drive job creation, start new businesses and bring innovative ideas that benefit everyone in the city, says Anuj Gupta, president and CEO of The Welcoming Center.

10 months ago

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Anuj Gupta, left, CEO of The Welcoming Center, speaks with Zeke Hernandez, right, a professor at University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business and author of
Community

5 things to know about immigrants in Philadelphia’s economy

Speakers and panelists discussed the long-term economic benefits of immigrants at a WHYY event on Wednesday.

10 months ago

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A photo of the Philadelphia skyline taken in October, 2021
Community

Immigrants are fueling Philadelphia’s labor force growth, according to new report from Pew Charitable Trusts

Foreign-born residents account for a third of the city’s labor force growth since 2010.

10 months ago

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a person stands and a child sits in an immigration support center
Community

Delaware’s immigrant support in crisis as little state funding and specialist shortages threaten essential services

With little to no state funding in Delaware, many nonprofits are on hiatus or closing down their immigration services.

10 months ago

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Erika Guadalupe Nuñez, executive director of Juntos, speaks at a Sept. 4 press conference at Temple's Law School.
Courts & Law

‘Inhumane conditions’: Report finds Pa.’s largest immigrant detention center ‘riddled with human rights violations’

“The truth is, Moshannon is a place where they don’t treat you like an immigrant," said one former detainee, "but as if you were a criminal."

10 months ago

This is a mushroom worker at a farm in Kennett Square.
Studio 2
Politics & Policy

How the mushroom industry reveals our broken immigration system

Studio 2 hosted a conversation illustrating how the labor needs of the local mushroom industry highlight the flaws of our federal immigration policy.

Air Date: September 5, 2024 12:00 pm

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Yulisa Concepción and Rachel Rutter
Community

‘Feels like family’: Project Libertad supports immigrant youth in suburban Philly schools

Rachel Rutter founded Project Libertad in 2015 to provide a “holistic approach to meeting all the different needs that immigrant youth have.”

10 months ago

Sereyrath
Community

Sereyrath ‘One’ Van emigrated to Philly in 1984 as his family fled genocide. Advocates are fighting his deportation

“When our families are separated in this way, it's basically permanent,” said one local advocate.

11 months ago

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people sit at tables
Community

Bridging Blocks: The immigration debate comes to Northeast Philly

About a dozen attendees discussed their experiences with immigration at Northeast Regional Library this week.

11 months ago

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Kamala Harris
Politics & Policy

Harris’ views on key issues over the years

In her campaign against former President Trump, VP Harris is touting her accomplishments, while also charting her own path forward.

11 months ago

A sculpture by Antonio Arroniz Castro featured in the
Arts & Entertainment

‘Shift the paradigm’: An exhibition at Philly’s Imperfect Gallery celebrates immigrant and international voices

The exhibition, which features artists with Latin American and Palestinian backgrounds, is on display through Aug. 3.

12 months ago

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A carpenter who is undocumented and uninsured recovers in a hospital bed after being struck by a motorcycle on Roosevelt Boulevard in Philadelphia, Pa. (Courtesy of Claudia Martínez).
The Pulse
Health

Desperate for care, patients face the threat of ‘medical deportation'

Hospitals are legally required to care for undocumented patients in emergencies. But when a patient is too sick to be discharged, some turn to a controversial practice.

12 months ago

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