Posts tagged Undocumented immigrants
Most Americans Support Public Schools For Undocumented Students

(ANALYSIS) A new national survey finds that nearly 76% of Americans support public education for all children regardless of immigration status and religion, despite partisan differences. The findings come as some state lawmakers and conservative groups seek to challenge longstanding legal protections for undocumented students.

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Philadelphia’s History Of Protecting Migrants Began With Churches

(ANALYSIS) In the midst of a civil war, married couple Ernesto and Linda Fuentes fled their home country of El Salvador and headed for Philadelphia, via Mexico, in November 1983. Ernesto was an activist who dispensed food and medicine in Salvadoran refugee camps. Linda was a union organizer for banks and clothing factories.

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PCA Removes Webpage Giving Advice On How To Avoid Deportation

The domestic mission agency of the Presbyterian Church in America has removed a webpage containing links to advice about how immigrants living in the U.S. illegally can avoid being detained by law enforcement authorities.

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