Blog Posts
PHOTOS: Thousands March, Rally Across the Country to Say: #FamiliesBelongTogether
JUANA ESQUIVEL
JUNE 14, 2018
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Communities across the country came together again on Thursday for a National Day of Action to oppose the Trump Administration’s cruel and inhumane immigration policy that is separating children from their parents at the border.
The Class of 2018 is Graduating, and they Still Don’t Have the Dream Act
BYJUANA ESQUIVEL
MAY 21, 2018
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Cue the pomp and circumstance; the class of 2018 is graduating.
While many graduates will take time off this summer and prepare for the next chapter of their lives, undocumented graduates must prepare for an uncertain future.
PHOTOS: California Raises its Voice for Immigrants in Annual Immigrant Day
JUANA ESQUIVEL
MAY 15, 2018
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“¡Si se puede!” “¡Si se puede!” “¡Si se puede!” were among the chants yesterday in front of the California state house as immigrants and immigrant allies from across the state gathered to celebrate Immigrant Day 2018.
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The day of action, which was organized by the California Immigrant Policy Center, took place in Sacramento, California, where advocacy groups and hundreds of immigrants united to raise their voices for immigrant rights. The message was simple: keep immigrants’ rights in California moving forward.
#TogetherJuntos Caravan Brings Hope, and Trainings, to Texas Communities
JUANA ESQUIVEL
APRIL 17, 2018
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“Energetic” may not be the word one thinks of to describe traveling for several days in an RV with a dozen other people. But this is what it felt like to travel along the U.S.-Mexico border with the Texas #TogetherJuntos caravan.
PHOTOS: #TogetherJuntos Caravan Builds Momentum, Continues Outreach and Trainings During Second Week
JUANA ESQUIVEL
APRIL 13, 2018
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The Texas #TogetherJuntos caravan this week continued its route this week along the U.S./Mexico border and stopped by a few more cities, including Corpus Christi and Houston.
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The caravan has been on the road for the past two weeks, bringing local Texas communities together, teaching them about the state’s anti-immigrant law SB4, and providing residents information on how to defend their rights.
Cincinnati Cartoonist Takes Graphic Marker to American Immigration Story
JUANA ESQUIVEL
APRIL 10, 2018
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Cincinnati, OH — Political cartoonist Kevin Necessary of WCPO in Cincinnati just published a ground-breaking comic-strip series about the life of a local “mixed status” American family.
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“Living in the Shadows” is an illustrated story, in three parts, that goes deep into real-life experiences of an anonymized family, with mother Elana at the helm, big brother Alejandro (a DACA beneficiary), and two sisters, Adriana and Leticia, native-born American citizens.
California Leaders to Jeff Sessions and President Trump: We Are Ready
BYJUANA ESQUIVEL
MARCH 9, 2018
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United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions has filed a lawsuit against the state of California over pro-immigrant laws that protect Californians from the abuses of immigration enforcement officials.