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Philly Mayor To Migrant Asylum Seekers: 'You Are Welcome Here' Philly Mayor To Migrant Asylum Seekers: 'You Are Welcome Here'
Philly Mayor To Migrant Asylum Seekers: 'You Are Welcome Here' About 30 migrants seeking asylum arrived in Philadelphia Wednesday, Nov. 16, and Mayor Jim Kenney says the city is ready for them.  "You are welcome here," the mayor said at a press conference midday Wednesday, calling Philadelphia a "proud, welcoming city." "Immigrants across time and generations have powered our city, driving our city forward economically, socially, and culturally," Kenney said. The asylum-seekers rode a bus from Del Rio, Texas which was chartered by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, the mayor said.  Around 30 migrants have arrived in Philly from Texas.The people I spoke to t…

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Bus Of 50 Migrants Expected To Arrive In Philadelphia Bus Of 50 Migrants Expected To Arrive In Philadelphia
Bus Of 50 Migrants Expected To Arrive In Philadelphia A bus of approximately 50 migrants from Texas is expected to arrive in Philadelphia early next week, city officials announced. The bus is set to leave Del Rio, TX Saturday, Nov. 12 and arrive sometime Monday or Tuesday, Philadelphia officials said. City officials learned about the arrival from a "community partner," as opposed to officials in Texas, multiple outlets are reporting. Infants and Spanish-speaking individuals from South American countries were among the migrants on the bus, sources tell Fox29. The mayor's office issued a statement that reads, in part: "City agencies, OEM mass…

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by Cecilia Levine