Every session, Pennsylvania legislators introduce bills targeting immigrant and refugee communities. Below is a summary of anti-immigrant bills introduced in PA as of October 25, 2019. You can find information about bills, committee meeting schedules, and your local legislators at: www.legis.state.pa.us. The attached materials include talking points, social media graphics and other materials you can use when […]
This report and resources provide a snapshot of the experiences of immigrant and refugee students and parents in school districts across Pennsylvania. This report is designed to help guide educators and school administrators in creating and evaluating policies and practices at their schools. School districts are encouraged to use this report and the Welcoming Schools […]
Below is a summary of administrative policy and regulatory changes proposed since January 2017 with links to more resources.
In partnership with the Linking Communities Project and HIAS, we developed these how-to guides on Advocacy and Coalition Building for use with refugee community leaders across the country. These are general guides that can be used by any group that wants to learn more about how to get started with conducting advocacy efforts, or building […]
Learn more about what it means to advocate for sanctuary policies.
Over the past four years, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has deported nearly 1 million individuals from the United States. In 2017, a ProPublica investigation found that the Philadelphia ICE office arrested more undocumented immigrants without criminal convictions than any other office in the country. Yet despite ICE’s annual $8 billion budget and 400 […]
PICC is committed to supporting the leadership development of immigrant and refugee community members and building the capacity of our member organizations and allies to advance immigrant rights by providing regular trainings and developing community education materials. Starting in 2020, the newly named PICC Educational Webinar Series will offer monthly webinars on current policies and advocacy campaigns. We will also offer occasional webinars in response to rapid changes in policy.
As of Jan. 27, 2020 the Supreme Court has allowed the administration to go forward with this rule.
Pennsylvania is currently home to the Berks County Family Detention Center (BCRC), one of three detention centers for immigrant families, where children as young as two-weeks-old have been incarcerated. Take Action! Download the attached materials and take action today! Action #1: Make a Call (or two) Action #2: Write a Letter or a Postcard Action […]
This toolkit includes 3 easy ways for advocates and allies to support the campaign for tuition equity. All materials, including tips, fact sheets and social media graphics are downloadable from this page. Please note we update this toolkit as needed. You will find the latest update at the bottom of each page of our toolkit. […]
