immigration-issues
Duolingo founder, a Pittsburgher and immigrant, puts his app to work fighting illiteracy in Central America
The company says the goal is to tackle global illiteracy problems before they begin.
Harrisburg Republicans meet with Kansas’s Kobach to talk election, immigration policy
The session, organized by arch-conservative Rep. Daryl Metcalfe, R-Butler, included former Kansas Republican Secretary of State Kris Kobach, an unspecified number of GOP lawmakers, as well as the state House GOP’s top election official.
Pa. Sen. Casey: Families in Berks Co. detention center have been released
(*This story was updated at 10:21 a.m. on Monday, 3/1/21 with additional reporting) All of the families residing at an immigrant detention center in Berks County have been released, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey’s, D-Pa., office said Sunday. The Scranton Democrat’s office learned Friday from the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement that the families were released […]
Poll: Pa., 2020 battleground voters say Trump’s immigration policies firing a ‘No’ vote | Wednesday Morning Coffee
More than four in 10 voters say President Donald Trump's stand on immigration is giving them a reason to vote against him.
Let all the Dreamers dream of a home in America | John Fetterman and Gisele Barreto Fetterman
Congress has the power to make DACA permanent. The U.S. House has passed such a bill. The U.S. Senate should follow suit and send it to the president.
Border officials didn’t follow guidelines on migrant children’s health care, government investigators find
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey asked for the probe after reports showing what he called an “appalling disregard for the lives of migrant children” at the border.
Pa.’s Shapiro joins fellow AGs in lawsuit over Trump’s foreign student rule
The suit accuses the White House of "cruel, abrupt, and unlawful action to expel international students amidst the pandemic."
Philadelphia must safeguard immigrant legal services in its budget | Opinion
As an immigrant and a Black woman, our elected representatives need to remember powerful program that keeps families like mine healthy and strong.
ICE detainee was sick with COVID-19 for days before being removed from York Co. jail, witnesses claim
A woman detained by ICE was sick with COVID-19 for days before being removed from a 50-person jail dorm in York County, according to women housed with her.
The economic impact of immigration, state by state. How did Pa. do? | Friday Morning Coffee
The short answer? Immigrants are good for the economy.
Gov. Wolf, don’t let parents and children spend another Christmas in the ICE detention center in Berks County | Opinion
They are people from all over the world looking to keep their children safe. This is a Latinx issue, an immigration issue and a human rights issue.
DePasquale calls for shutdown of ICE detention center in Berks County
The Democrat, who's also a 2020 candidate for Congress, said taxpayers shouldn't foot the bill to incarcerate people who have not committed a crime.