This video really kind of speaks for itself. Victoria, a high school senior, shares how hard it has been to live on her own after her parents were deported. A DREAMer — a term that references the DREAM Act and refers to children who are born in this country to undocumented immigrant parents — Victoria…
By De’Liza Galimidi The act of faith has always been the part and parcel that has perpetuated Astrid Silva’s life to be nothing short of awe-inspiring. The 25-year-old chuckles as she says “I’m too optimistic.” But these qualities of faith and optimism seem to be the driving forces through all of Silva’s great challenges as…
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Rape In The Fields documentary screenshot Our vegetables and fruits come with a side of rape and sexual abuse. That’s right. Rape. Did you know that many of the farm workers who pick our fruits and vegetables are undocumented? It isn’t enough that they’re underpaid and exploited for…
In what may be the first of many big decisions announced this week, the Supreme Court rejected Arizona’s (racist) voter ID law. Hopefully, this will set a precedent for all the voter ID laws that have been passed around the country. More than half of all states have some form of voter identification requirement. So,…
Passing this along. You gonna be there? If it’s anything like the one I was at in 2006, I can’t miss it.
This video is circulating about a group of “undocumented” LGBTQ immigrants who say their message was silenced at the HRC rally at the US Supreme Court this week. To me, this speaks to the fact that no matter how enlightened and inclusive we think we are, we all still have invisible badges of privilege that…
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