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How are migrants adjusting to life in Rochester?

By Evan Dawson,
Megan Mack, Julie Williams
Published October 29, 2024 at 2:18 PM EDT
Four smiling people wearing headphones sit around a table in a radio talk studio: a woman front left has shoulder-length dark hair and is wearing a headband, beige sweater, and black pants; a woman back left has shoulder-length blonde hair and is wearing a black top; a woman back right has short dark hair and is wearing a blue blazer and a black top; a man at right has short dark hair and is wearing a blue button-down shirt, a blue puffy vest, jeans, and sneakers
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(foreground) Daisy Ruiz, (background) Lucia Colindres, and Angelica Perez-Delgado on "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Tuesday, October 29, 2024
A smiling man with short dark hair wearing a blue button-down shirt and a grey blazer. He is holding a pair of eyeglasses. The word "Connections" appears on the left side of the photo in vertical letters.
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How are asylum seekers adjusting to life in the Rochester area?

Ibero-American Action League runs a program to help migrant families. The Migrant Relocation Assistance Program has provided support for more than 470 adults and children.

This hour, we hear the stories of some of our community’s newest residents.

Our guests:

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Evan Dawson
Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
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Megan Mack
Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.
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Julie Williams
Julie Williams is an associate producer for "Connections with Evan Dawson" and is also the office administrator for radio, news and technology and operations. She started at WXXI in 2019 and has been working on Connections since 2022.
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