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Three Latinos on First Lady’s State of the Union Guest List
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Tonight, as President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union speech, the First Lady, Michelle Obama, will be there as First Lady’s always are. Sitting […]
Fear of Deportation Takes its Toll on Long Beach Immigrants
By Patrick Moreno, New America Media Long Beach residents Joel H. and Rigoberto M. are undocumented fathers with children in the United States and in their respective homelands of Honduras and […]
Spanish Literacy Obstacle for Some Seeking Deferred Action
By Valeria Fernandez, New America Media PHOENIX, Ariz. – Arisbeth Meza came to Phoenix from Mexico City, following the path of her older sister. She was 13 and has been […]
DREAMers Sue To Stop Michigan From Denying Driver’s Licenses
By Elise Foley, Huffington Post Latino Voices WASHINGTON — Civil rights groups sued Michigan Secretary Of State Ruth Johnson (R) on Wednesday for blocking driver’s licenses for undocumented young people […]
Bay Area Dreamers Organize With Unexpected Impact
By Malcom Marshall, Richmond Pulse/New America Media RICHMOND, Calif.—Immigration issues, such as President Obama’s program to defer deportation for undocumented youth pending wider reforms, usually aren’t associated with Richmond, Calif. […]
Arizona Presents SANE Immigration Guidelines
By Valeria Fernández, New America Media PHOENIX — For close to a decade Arizona has been on the frontlines of a divisive national immigration debate, inspiring a wave of anti-immigrant […]
Deferred Action Applications Increase after Election
By Latinovations With President Obama re-elected into office and the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) secure, there has been an increase of interest and applications from undocumented students. “I’ve seen an […]
From Tijuana, Ex Dreamer Calls For Immigration Reform
By Jacqueline Guzmán-Garcia, New American Media (This story was originally published in El Nuevo Sol, and translated by Elena Shore) LOS ANGELES–Nancy Landa was working in the public sector at a […]
Giving Driver’s Licenses To The Undocumented
By Hector Luis Alamo, Jr., Being Latino President Obama would like to make life a bit easier for a small portion of the millions of undocumented immigrants leading clandestine lives […]
DREAMers Deal With Roadblocks On Way To Deferred Action
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Five days into the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and applicants are finding that there are higher hurdles to clear than there are bureaucratic hoops to jump […]