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PA Has Been a Microcosm for Internal U.S. Immigration Policy

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When Democrats claimed the presidency and both chambers of Congress, some advocates saw it as a chance for comprehensive immigration reform. But WITF’s Anthony Orozco reports detention under President Joe Biden has increased, and Pennsylvania is gearing up to hold more immigrants than ever before.

Read the full story at: https://www.witf.org/2021/12/28/immigration-hopes-for-bidens-first-year-largely-unfulfilled-in-pa/

(Original air-date: 12/24/21)

Anthony Orozco is the Latino communities reporter for WITF. Anthony joined PA Post in May 2020 as a Report For America corps member and transitioned to WITF in August 2020. He has worked in central Pennsylvania as a journalist, poet and community organizer since graduating with a degree in journalism from the University of Cincinnati in 2012.