OPINION: We must welcome in Latine unity
Initiative leverages culturally responsive training and community dialogues to foster understanding, and bridge cultural divides.
Midwest states far from U.S.-Mexico border have spent millions to send troops there
After Texas Gov. Greg Abbott launched Operation Lone Star in 2021, the governors of Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska answered his call to tackle crime and illegal immigration along the state’s border with Mexico. Their efforts are failing, critics say.
Victoria Matey: Cultivating Connections in the Undocumented Community
A Shot of Truth: a space of creation and storytelling by and for undocumented individuals across the country.
Fact-checking GOP claims on immigrants
Messages about immigrants don’t stand up to scrutiny,
Several months in, Latino advocates assess MN’s Driver’s Licenses for All
“Taking the first step is always the difficult part.”
Food Bank for Farmworkers
“Farmworkers show up, and we still have food on our table thanks to them, and they are still underappreciated, overlooked, underserved, underpaid… you name it.”
How Latinos are contributing to life on the Eastern Shore
“Sometimes we hear comments like ‘they come and steal our jobs,’ and those jobs are offered, because they can’t be filled another way”
Immigrants help rural Kansas flourish, but they often face challenges once they’re here
Western Kansas is projected to see large population declines in the coming years, but immigration may be the key to stemming the losses. The communities that have embraced their diversity have seen their population stabilize and the local culture shift, redefining what rural Kansas looks like.
Flagship program seeks to improve health outcomes, empowerment in Mississippi’s Latino communities
“At the beginning I never imagined the impact of this program, but now having become more conscious of the situation, all of the promotoras and everyone in the community here has something important to share.”
ULead Athens Supports Immigrant Students to Help Them Succeed And Much More
“We are here. … Georgia is our home. We need to have local governments represent us,” says Brittany López, a political activist and student at the University of Georgia.
Jackson interpreter helps Latino families invest in their children’s education
Silvia Davila works to ensure that Latino students and families have equal access to the school’s resources.
Maria Nava: Leading From Lived Experience
Nava shares how the barriers of being a first generation immigrant in the U.S., helped shape the work she leads in the service of others.