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Former President Donald Trump used a stop in Grand Rapids Tuesday to criticize the Biden Administration’s immigration policy. Colin Jackson has more.
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Former President Donald Trump is planning a visit to Grand Rapids Tuesday. Colin Jackson has more.
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Among the dozens of Michigan bills cleared for the governor's signature is a package requiring government services to provide non-English accommodations. Colin Jackson has more.
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Some of the significant issues we’re dealing with in Washtenaw County are also issues in communities around the state: affordable housing, senior citizen care, children in foster care and immigration. Samaritas is an organization serving those segments of our population throughout Michigan, including here in Washtenaw County. WEMU's David Fair spoke with its executive director, Heidi Raubenolt, about the local impacts today and the work that lay ahead in the future.
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There is a significant immigrant community in Washtenaw County, and the process of arriving, getting settled, and creating a future can be difficult. That's where Jewish Family Services of Washtenaw County (JFS) gets to work. Learn about the entirety of the process, the challenges and successes and how the more than 10,000 who have resettled here are contributing to greater cultural awareness and opportunity for everyone. JFS Resettlement director Shrina Eadeh joined WEMU's David Fair to shine a light on an under-recognized portion of our community.
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In the wake of the conviction of former Minneapolis, MN police officer Derek Chauvin in the murder of George Floyd, police reform is at the top of local…
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Meet Carla Dirlikov Canales, Ypsilanti native, renowned opera singer, and arts advocate. She is also founder of the Canales Project, an organization that…
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The Washtenaw County Prosecutor's Office has announced it will not collaborate with the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency, also known as…
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The pandemic isn't slowing down and is expected to get worse in the fall and winter. That increases need on a variety of fronts, but there is no sign a…
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Mexiquenses en Michigan is a grassroots, community organization established in 2016. It is integrated by vulnerable, immigrant families with limited…