New America Media, Op-ed, Linda Leu, Posted: Dec 10, 2013
Today, on the 65th anniversary of the day that the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, it’s timely to remember one proclamation in particular: that “everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family.”..
Two different families with two different legal statuses share one thing in common: Fear...
Coachella Unincorporated, News Report, Jesus Valenzuela
SALINAS — By the time Alma Torres turned 12, her father had been back and forth between the family’s home in Michoacan, Mexico and the United States so many times that he decided it would be best to just bring the entire family to live with him in King City, California...
Last week, President Obama gave a speech outlining his plan for comprehensive immigration reform.
In his speech, he emphasized a path to citizenship, continuing to strengthen border security and cracking down on employers who hire undocumented immigrants...
New America Media, News Report, Elena Shore, Posted: Nov 19, 2012
Ed. Note: President Obama announced last week that he expects Congress to propose a comprehensive immigration reform bill in early 2013...
New America Media, First Person, David Bacon, Posted: Aug 27, 2012
Ed. Note: Three bills now making their way through Sacramento promise to dramatically improve conditions for California farmworkers, including one on Gov...
Written by John Oliver Santiago, VoiceWaves Journalist.
A film still from the film, A Better Life...
Profile, Text: Ruby Perez / Photos: Monica Quesada
Raul Rodriguez and Alberto Ledesma live parallel lives.
Alhambra Source, News Feature, Daniela Gerson and Nathan Solis, Posted: Jan 16, 2012
Photo caption: Jonathan Perez, bottom left, is part of a new movement of undocumented youth in the San Gabriel Valley...
Written by John Oliver Santiago
On October 9, 2011, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law AB 131—the second part of the California Dream Act...
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