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Biden will let some Venezuelans come to U.S. cities like Philly under a limited program to ease border pressures

“It would be a win-win, for them being able to come to the U.S. and for the city of Philadelphia," says Emilio Buitrago, a co-founder of Casa de Venezuela, a Philadelphia organization.

Road paramedics from the Transportation Ministry, better known as Road Angels, load a truck with donated clothes and food collected in the capital for those affected by flooding and a massive landslide, in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022. A landslide on Saturday night killed dozens in the town of Las Tejerías and left many homeless. The nation has been hurt by natural disaster, crime and political instability, leading millions of people to leave, and thousands to seek safety in the United States.
Road paramedics from the Transportation Ministry, better known as Road Angels, load a truck with donated clothes and food collected in the capital for those affected by flooding and a massive landslide, in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022. A landslide on Saturday night killed dozens in the town of Las Tejerías and left many homeless. The nation has been hurt by natural disaster, crime and political instability, leading millions of people to leave, and thousands to seek safety in the United States.Read moreMatias Delacroix / AP
    by Jeff Gammage
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