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Digame: Flor Martinez is Advocating for Farmworkers and the Undocumented

Virginia Isaad
by Virginia Isaad04503
Digame is a monthly series featuring prominent Latinx leaders, activists, entrepreneurs, and public figures uplifting the community and making a difference. Flor Itzel Martinez Zaragoza is an entrepreneur, human rights activist and innovator and the creator behind the Instagram account @flowerinspanish....
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DACA 10th Anniversary: How It Started & Where It is Now

Shayne Rodriguez Thompson
by Shayne Rodriguez Thompson019897
Today is the 10th anniversary of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), and it should feel monumental, but for many immigrants, the uncertainty today is greater than ever. DACA was created in 2012 when President Barack Obama took executive action...
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Anti-Immigration Tweets from VP Kamala Harris’ New Communications Director Surface

Shayne Rodriguez Thompson
by Shayne Rodriguez Thompson04225
Political pundit and career Democratic communications aide, Jamal Simmons, was named Vice President Kamala Harris‘ communications director on Thursday, January 6, and not long after, he came under fire for a number of tweets that were perceived as being anti-immigration....
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Karina Daza Pens Feminist Anthem ‘Mujeres Will Riot’ Inspired by Vanessa Guillén

Shayne Rodriguez Thompson
by Shayne Rodriguez Thompson04069
Inspired by the tragic death of U.S. Army soldier Vanessa Guillén and the dozens of assaults on women being held at ICE detention centers, Colombian-Puerto Rican singer Karina Daza has united 14 female musicians and engineers to create a powerful new...
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House Passes Immigration Bill Creating a Pathway Toward Citizenship for Dreamers

Virginia Isaad
by Virginia Isaad06487
Undocumented immigrants in the U.S. may have a chance at citizenship with a new bill the House passed on Thursday. The American Dream and Promise Act would allow Dreamers a chance toward citizenship as there is currently no process available...
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All of President Biden’s Immigration-Related Actions So Far

Shayne Rodriguez Thompson
by Shayne Rodriguez Thompson05001
President Joe Biden made a lot of promises about immigration reform during his campaign including a pledge to create a task force to reunite families that were separated at the border during former president Donald Trump’s administration “on his first...
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Biden Pauses Deportations, Preserves DACA and Halts Border Wall Construction

Virginia Isaad
by Virginia Isaad04518
The newly inaugurated President Joe Biden got right to work mainly focusing on undoing the work of former President Donald Trump. Biden signed several executive orders centered on immigration in the U.S. One of the orders pauses deportations in the...
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Google Gave $250K to United We Dream to Help Pay for 500 DACA Applications

Shayne Rodriguez Thompson
by Shayne Rodriguez Thompson04040
Google announced on Wednesday that it will donate nearly $250,000 to the United We Dream non-profit organization which is the largest immigrant youth-led community group in the country, to help pay the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) application fees...
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Kamala Harris Outlines Immigration Plan Providing Path Toward Citizenship for DACA Recipients

Shayne Rodriguez Thompson
by Shayne Rodriguez Thompson05249
On Tuesday, Vice President Elect Kamala Harris hinted at some major immigration policies and changes that can be expected after she and incoming President Joe Biden take office next week. In an interview with Univision’s Ilia Calderón, Harris spoke on...
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