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The 1960s song ‘Walk a Mile in My Shoes’ becomes immigration anthem of empathy in new ad campaign

The idea is for people to undertake “micro-compassions” — a hello, a wave, a smile, sharing a meal or helping to shovel a snowy walk

Attorney Alex Isbell poses for a portrait in the courtyard behind Independence Hall in Philadelphia on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. He's local ambassador for the American Immigration Council, with which its partners wants to change the hard tone and rhetoric directed toward immigrants.
Attorney Alex Isbell poses for a portrait in the courtyard behind Independence Hall in Philadelphia on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. He's local ambassador for the American Immigration Council, with which its partners wants to change the hard tone and rhetoric directed toward immigrants.Read moreHEATHER KHALIFA / Staff Photographer