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    • Another First for Philadelphia

    By Cathryn Miller-Wilson Published January 23, 2024 In December 2023, outgoing Mayor Jim Kenney signed a bill making Philadelphia first… MORE

    Guest Commentary: Need Workers? Hire a migrant

    By Cathryn Miller-Wilson PUBLISHED JANUARY 16, 2024 Not long ago, a weary asylum seeker named Ana arrived in Philadelphia after… MORE

    MLK Day online forum highlights difficulties of asylum system

    By Danielle Smith PUBLISHED JANUARY 15, 2024 Today, a virtual “Ask Me Anything” program will address some of the pressing… MORE

    Opinion | Help migrants get jobs faster

    By Cathryn Miller-Wilson Published December 13, 2023 The Dec. 10 front-page article “Some states spurn migrants. The Rust Belt wants… MORE

    Five ways the Parker administration can help immigrants in Philadelphia

    By Cathryn Miller-Wilson and Margaret O’Sullivan Published November 28, 2023 “Mayor-elect Cherelle Parker will face many questions when she takes… MORE

    The Crisis Is in Washington, Not at Our Southern Border

    By Cathryn Miller-Wilson, Executive Director, HIAS Pennsylvania Published November 17, 2023 “Instead of turning to the obvious solution for our… MORE

    Domestic violence, always difficult, can be even harder to escape in Philly’s Latino communities

    Domestic violence, always difficult, can be even harder to escape in Philly’s Latino communities

    Penn Carey Law clinic files complaint against Pa. correctional facility’s treatment of immigrants

    “The Transnational Legal Clinic filed on behalf of the Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights Coalition, the Pennsylvania Immigrant Resource Center, HIAS… MORE

    A welcoming map: Community organizers launch first Philly map in Arabic

    “As the workshop continued, Al-Obaidi overheard one attendee, a Syrian refugee, share that while he was on his way to… MORE

    “Now I am Free”: A Gay Ugandan Builds Community in the U.S.

      “My first impression [of Philadelphia] was, now I am free. No one is going to start pointing fingers at… MORE