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We often hear that the holiday season is also the “Season of Giving.” These days, when I think about the spirit of “giving back,” I think of the selflessness and generosity of those Latino immigrant day laborers who assisted in the post-Hurricane Sandy cleanup efforts. These Latino men and women (many of whom were probably Read More
Once again, my home state of Illinois is at the epicenter of the immigrant rights movement. From Fox News Latino: “Activists, administrators of Chicago hospitals and chiefs of the Illinois police asked the state legislature Tuesday to pass a law authorizing driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants. The subject was discussed several times in the assembly Read More
Who knew you could make a powerful statement with just a few simple words on a plain black shirt. But that’s what San Francisco Giants’ pitcher Sergio Romo did during the city’s World Series parade on Wednesday when he wore a shirt that read “I JUST LOOK ILLEGAL.” Romo does look how some people term Read More
Once in a while, a news story comes along that I feel I must share with the readers, but one which I know is bound to stir (extra) controversy. This one comes from NBC Latino: “Immigrant children who came to the U.S. before they were teens do better in academic achievement and school engagement than Read More
The way some immigration hardliners describe Latino immigrants these days is enough to make anyone uneasy. Immigrants, especially the undocumented, are painted as lazy, invading, thieving, mooching and wholly anti-American. Fox News anchor John Gibson infamously pleaded with his audience to “do your duty” and “make more babies” in the face of a growing percentage Read More