PHILADELPHIA — A second bus carrying immigrants from Texas arrived in Philadelphia Monday morning, a twice-in-six-days sequel that propelled the city to offer fresh welcome to more weary, uncertain travelers from the border.
Immigration advocates said the bus with an estimated 48 Spanish-speaking passengers was sent here by Gov. Greg Abbott. The bus, which they only learned about on Sunday, landed outside 30th Street Station in freezing temperatures, welcomed by city officials and immigrant leaders. The first bus arrived last week.
The men and women aboard had crossed the southern border into Texas, and all have permission to be in the United States, at least for now. The travelers originally came from Nicaragua, Cuba, Ecuador, Peru and the Dominican Republic.
