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On the Immigration MIC, welcome Miriam Enriquez - Director Of City of Philadelphia Office of Immigrant Affairs - and she\u2019s so awesome! \n\nShe takes me through her career - from her time in law school, to starting out as a prosecutor, to the DA\u2019s Office - and how immigration always came up as a topic, fueling her passion. \n\nHer parents were from Nicaragua, and Miriam was born in the US during a visit, describing how she is considered to be an \u2018anchor baby\u2019 by some - and how she detests the talking point about coming to the US the \u201cright way\u201d as her birth was by a combination of luck and resources - and she believes everyone deserves a shot at the American dream. She also tells an anecdote about being in 4th grade and misspelling a word sounding it out in Spanish - a reminder she kept with her that her journey was \u201cdifferent\u201d than others\u2019.\n\nWe delve into the topic of \u201cNotario Fraud\u201d - she describes it as the perfect crime, because it is a way for people to make easy money by preying on their own communities (of all backgrounds), and tells me about how \u201cEdwin\u2019s\u201d - an undocumented Guatemalan\u2019s life was ripped apart - he went to do his taxes, was told he could apply for citizenship: instead he was left $15,000 short and was deported to Guatemala where he could no longer work because of a disability. We also go into \u201cSanctuary Cities\u201d - their purpose and their limitations - and how confusing the information is, and the various factors that people need to learn about. \n\nMiriam knows the power of storytelling and humanizing - after all, she herself was inspired by seeing a Latina homicide DA - and how her confidence was inspired because of such moments. She sends an important message to all those that need immigration reform - there are a LOT of people fighting with them, and on their behalf - something she was reassured by the airport protests a couple of months ago.