Daily News | What Philly immigrants want from the city’s next mayor
Longtime South Philadelphia resident Ivonne Pinto-García cannot vote. But that didn’t stop her from spending a downcast Saturday afternoon hearing from mayoral candidates about their policy priorities at the Community College of Philadelphia.
Tina Tran, a Temple University pharmacy professor and immigrant from Vietnam, wanted to hear about plans to make health care more accessible to immigrants as she helps her parents address their medical issues.Much immigration policy is federal, and states control consequential decisions about whether to allow undocumented residents to get driver’s licenses or how to cover them in insurance plans.
For Northeast Philly resident Asmaa Diab, a Syrian refugee and newly minted American citizen, English was a primary hurdle in adapting to American society. She hopes that the city will offer more opportunities for children to access scholarships and practice English, a language she didn’t speak when she arrived on American shores seven years ago.Many candidates played up their personal experiences with immigration and immigrants in an effort to connect with attendees.
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