Harrisburg – – March 26, 2025 – Today, members of Pennsylvania in Pennsylvania, the club’s reception has been united in the state capital to announce legislative initiatives to support families, strengthen the community, protect employees and maintain the integrity of our legal system. When the Trump administration increases the attacks on the immigrant community throughout the country, this account package aims to maintain and protect the rights of all Pennsylvania.
A two -layer group of legislators involved in providing Pennsylvania has a genial place of possibilities and mergers. Members recognize the huge contribution of the immigrant community and a supporter of politicians promoting social and economic justice as well as protecting civic rights and freedoms.
Today’s press conference was conducted by Rep. Joe HohensteinD-phila, which is chaired by a genial club at home and Senator Nikil SavalD-phila, which is chaired by a genial club in the Senate.
“My support for the rights of immigrants is based on my faith on the value of all working people. The organized labor force was born in immigrant communities from the coal mine in Pennsylvania, Swezi in New York and the collections of grapes in California”, “,” – said Hohenstein. “I think that my work for immigrants is the same as my work on behalf of the inhabitants of my districts in Philadelphia. Everyone wants safer communities, good work and a better future for our children. This is a common plane on which we must oppose those who would share us and deny the American dream of our friends and neighbors.”
“Integrated with the history of our country and our community of nations are the stories of people who come here, try to build a free, more prosperous life for themselves and their families” Saval said. “But now every aspect of our national history is threatened because the Trump’s administration escalates their attacks on immigrants of each legal status. Every step that we take on the coming days, weeks, months and years to maintain the rights of immigrants – in order to preserve the constitution, because the legislators have taken an oath to – support the growth of our nation, enlarge the potential of our nation and to enlarge the potential protect freedom.
Supporters of organizations dealing with welcoming members of the immigrant and refugee community in Pennsylvania joined the legislators during today’s event.
Maria Hernandez He is a founder member of Make the Road Pennsylvania’s Parents Committee and supporters of the rights of children hurt by uneven education systems, apartments and immigration of the United States.
“Immigrants in this country are in the face of one of the worst attacks we’ve ever seen. The prophets, the goals of the extremist are mass arrest and deportation, tearing off legal protection such as DAC, looking at asylum rights and actively criminalizing the immigrant community” Hernandez said. “These attacks are true, coordinated and is already happening. It is state legislation in Pennsylvania, a governor, local officials and everyone to take real action to protect families, neighbors and community before it is too tardy. If Pennsylvania is a really welcome state.
Karakezi rwamucyowho was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo and came to the United States as a refugee, he spoke today. He serves as an organizer of the refugee and immigrants community in the World Service in Lancaster.
“Refugees like me, forced to leave the house to look for security, came to this country on the basis of a friendly promise”, Said Kerezi. “Trump’s administration abandoned this promise and legislator from Pennsylvania should be accelerated and entered to serve their voters.”
Additional speakers at today’s press conference included:
- State Rep. Danilo Burgos, D-Shila.
- State Rep. Johanna Cepeda-Freetiz, D-Berks
- Rep. State Ismail Smith-Wade-El, D-Lancaster
- Senator of State Judy Schwank, D-Berks
- Sennate. Sharif Street, D-Shila.
- Julio Rodriguez, political director in Pennsylvania of the Immigration and Civic Coalition
- Cathryn Miller-Wilson, executive director of HAS Pennsylvania
The account package included:
- Office of New Pennsylvanians (Sen. Street)
- Limiting local enthusiasm (Sen. Saval)
- Welcoming schools (State Sen. Katie Muth, D-Berks/Chester/Montgomery)
- Pennsylvania dream act (Sen. Schwank)
- Equal rights for agricultural workers in Pennsylvania (Burgos Rep.)
The press conference can be viewed in full here:
The release of legislators after state plans for the protection of the PA immigrant community appeared for the first time in the Senate of Democrats, Pennsylvania.
