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Gut check time for US
Opinion, Сolumns
KATHRYN JEAN LOPEZ 
Mar 20, 2022
Who are we as a nation? While the answer may lead to policy debates, a serious consideration of who and what we are about is critical to getting out o...
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Afghans filled with gratitude
Opinion, Сolumns
JOYCE DAVIS 
Nov 18, 2021
HARRISBURG (TNS) — The Afghan refugees who are making new homes in Central Pennsylvania know they have escaped war and probable death. It doesn’t matt...
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Return to Trump border policies
Opinion, Сolumns
Sep 07, 2021
The U.S. Supreme Court did President Joe Biden a favor in ordering the reinstatement of the “Remain in Mexico” policy governing asylum-seekers from Ce...
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Qureshi to give address to Bradford graduates
Local News, News, Online Features
CALEB HUNTOON eracalebh@gmail.com 
Jun 01, 2019
Bradford Area High School will be graduating its 2019 class on Thursday. In addition to graduation, the school will be hosting two events prior to whe...
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Bradford doctor supports refugees in Rohingya crisis
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RUTH BOGDAN Era Reporter r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Jan 11, 2018
Bradford physician Dr. M. Javed Akhtar found himself distraught for a week after returning from a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh. In the past sev...
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What’s happening in Sweden
Opinion, Сolumns
RICH LOWRY 
Feb 23, 2017
As if on cue, riots broke out in a heavily immigrant suburb of Stockholm as soon as the media mocked President Donald Trump for a vague warning about ...
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Immigration order challenge to nation
Opinion, Сolumns
The Most Rev. LAWRENCE T. PERSICO Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Erie 
Feb 06, 2017
We have come to a challenging moment in the history of our nation. The debate over immigration has raged since President Donald Trump ordered the cons...
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The un-American canard
Opinion, Сolumns
RICH LOWRY 
Feb 03, 2017
The surefire way to bring the word "un-American" into vogue is to propose a restriction on immigration, no matter how minor. Democrats, who have spent...
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Thompson, Toomey favor immigrant ban; Casey has concerns
Local News, News, Online Features
ALEX DAVIS Era Reporter a.davis@bradfordera.com 
Feb 01, 2017
A controversial executive order banning foreign nationals from entering the United States has the backing of two local federal lawmakers, while a thir...
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A picture of American shame
Opinion, Сolumns
MICHAEL GERSON 
Jan 31, 2017
WASHINGTON — The image of President Donald Trump, flanked by Vice President Mike Pence and Defense Secretary James Mattis, signing an executive order ...
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