Topic: Immigrants and Refugees
Your Weekly Guide to Surviving the News
“Board of Peace,” states’ rights, election polling, Greenland and more smart stories that explain what happened this week
By The Philadelphia Citizen Staff
What’s Rochelle Bilal Smoking?
Progressives cheered, but the Sheriff’s viral press conference about Trump and ICE was a spectacle Philly can ill afford on the national stage right now
By Larry Platt
Ali Velshi and the King Family On Making The World One In Brotherhood
The MS NOW host and Citizen board member talks with Martin Luther King III and Arndrea Waters King about Dr. King's legacy, and the soul of America
By Ali Velshi
Breaking Bread For Citizenship
The Welcoming Center’s 2026 dinner series will bring immigrants and native-born Philadelphians together to explore the themes of neighborliness and good citizenship while bonding over the most human of activities: eating
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Ali Velshi Talks Trump’s Attack on Legal Immigration
The MS NOW host and Citizen board member reports that naturalization ceremonies across the country are being canceled at the last minute.
By Ali Velshi
The Man Who May Save Philly’s Small Businesses
Jigar Mehta led an effort to spare small businesses from a shocking tax increase next year wrought by Mayor Parker’s new tax plan. Will it become law?
By Malcolm Burnley
Don’t Cut Off this Lifeline for English Learners
In a city where one in five students are English language learners, we can’t afford not to support their education
By Alyn Turner and Sean Vanatta
How to Protest Safely in Philadelphia
Planning to attend a public demonstration? Know the rules, know your rights, and be safe
By Christina Griffith, Olivia Kram and Lauren McCutcheon
One City’s Answer to Tribalism
Denver, Colorado Mayor Mike Johnston talks about coming together in divided times with former Philly Mayor Michael Nutter and former Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed
By J.P. Romney
Ali Velshi Asks if Medicaid Recipients Can Just Replace Farm Workers
The MSNBC host and Citizen board member covers how Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins believes immigrant farm workers can be replaced by Medicaid recipients
By Ali Velshi