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Pennsylvania governor tells Trump his state will keep welcoming refugees | TheHill
Pennsylvania governor tells Trump his state will keep welcoming refugees
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (D) told President Trump in a recent letter that his state will continue to accept refugees fleeing violence and persecution after the White House proposed “sharply reducing" the cap of refugees that could be admitted to the country last month.
In the letter, which is addressed to Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Wolf said he was writing to “reaffirm Pennsylvania’s founding values and our commitment to be a welcoming state” and confirm that his state will “continue to welcome refugees to live and work in our communities.”
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William Penn, who founded our state, as a Quaker was the victim of religious persecution in jolly old England. One can consider Pennsylvania to have been founded by immigrants fleeing persecution in their native lands.
Pennsylvania governor tells Trump his state will keep welcoming refugees
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (D) told President Trump in a recent letter that his state will continue to accept refugees fleeing violence and persecution after the White House proposed “sharply reducing" the cap of refugees that could be admitted to the country last month.
In the letter, which is addressed to Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Wolf said he was writing to “reaffirm Pennsylvania’s founding values and our commitment to be a welcoming state” and confirm that his state will “continue to welcome refugees to live and work in our communities.”
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William Penn, who founded our state, as a Quaker was the victim of religious persecution in jolly old England. One can consider Pennsylvania to have been founded by immigrants fleeing persecution in their native lands.