What Borders Must We Cross?
Many borders are crossed in the struggle for a future that allows migrants safe entry into our country and a place that nurtures the livelihoods of immigrants rooted in our communities.
Story Categories: Immigration
What My Immigrant Parents – Frontline Nurses from the Philippines – Gave up and Built Back
Video fellow Maris Medina shares her family’s immigration story and the resilient love her parents shared to build a legacy for her and her sister.
A Day in the Life of a Childcare Worker
Elida Cruz is a child care provider from California supporting the children of farmworkers. In this video, she shares the struggles and rewards of her work.
The Pandemic Cost Him Everything. But the Child Tax Credit Is Giving His Family Hope.
Phil came to the U.S. in search of opportunity, but when COVID-19 hit he lost his job, immigration status, and health care when he needed it the most. Name has…
Storytelling at the center of racial healing
The way we tell stories colors how we remember our own experiences and eventually the longer history of how we fit in society. Repeating these stories leaves a mark on…
‘The Undocumented Americans’ Captures the Reality of a Community Living in Fear
You’d be hard pressed to find a meaningful literary platform for undocumented immigrants who work as day laborers, housekeepers, deliverymen, construction workers or students to share their raw and complex…
Because…
I Vote Because I Want To Be a Cause Beyond Myself I wasn’t eligible to vote until the 2012 Presidential election. During that time, I was a freshman in college…
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Still. I vote because of his work. I have made a conscious decision that his work and that of countless others cannot be in vain. I must remember that sacrifice of those before us, their persistence and refusal to back down, runs through my veins.
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I vote because my life depends on it, literally and figuratively. As a Black, queer, low-income mother, another four years of what we’ve had feels like I’m signing over my own death certificate.
Six Issues We Expect the Candidates to Address During the First Presidential Debate
It’s imperative the candidates address how they are thinking about how they will ensure voters’ basic needs are met as we continue to live through this pandemic, and beyond.