Philadelphia’s 40‑Year History of Protecting Undocumented Immigrants Began With Churches Hiding Refugees From El Salvador - Bucks County Beacon

Philadelphia’s 40‑Year History of Protecting Undocumented Immigrants Began With Churches Hiding Refugees From El Salvador - Bucks County Beacon

Written by Menika Dirkson, Morgan State University In the midst of a civil war, married couple Ernesto and Linda Fuentes fled their home country of El Salvador and headed for Philadelphia, via Mexico, in November 1983. Ernesto was an activist who dispensed food and medicine in Salvadoran refugee camps. Linda was a union organizer for banks and clothing factories. The Salvadoran government viewed activists, especially suspected guerrilla fighters…