When Areli Zarate crossed the border from Mexico at the age of eight, she was with her three brothers, the oldest of whom was nine. They didn’t have any adults…
March 15, 2022
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April 14, 2016
Despite Legal Status, Fear of Forced Return to Mexico for a Dedicated Austin Teacher
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April 14, 2016
For One Young Woman, It Took Becoming a Crime Victim to Get a Green Card
Alina Luna had the grades and the drive to attend college right after high school, but she didn’t have a Social Security Number. As an undocumented immigrant who came to…
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April 13, 2016
Arizona City Council Member: “America Needs the Passion, Skills, and Experience of DREAMers”
Today, Lorenzo Sierra is a city council representative of Avondale, Arizona, a diverse city of 80,000 people. He also works with the next generation of underprivileged Hispanic kids…
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April 13, 2016
Serial Entrepreneur and Ethiopian Refugee Reminds Everyone: Immigrants ‘Work Hard and Play by the Rules’
When Fasil Muche was in high school, he received a letter telling him he was about to be deported back to his native Ethiopia. It turned out the letter was…
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April 12, 2016
Nonprofit’s Director Says Immigration Policy Causing Health Care Crisis for Legal Immigrants in Utah
When Luis Garza came to the United States from Mexico as a senior in high school, his biggest struggle was navigating the country’s health care system. He was…
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