Caught in the Middle – When Your Parent Gets Deported
People don’t realize that when you deport someone, you are hurting their entire family and community. I should know....
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Jan
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Nov
Immigrant Rights Leaders Say This Is the Time to Act
A day after the 5th Circuit announced its ruling against the Obama administration’s executive actions on immigration, immigrant rights leaders said now is the time to act....
27
Oct
African Immigrants Express Frustration Over Driver’s License Hurdles
African immigrants in the Bay Area are upset that many of them have to go through a secondary review process in order to apply for a California driver’s license under...
21
Oct
Knowing Workers Rights Key for API Immigrant Women
Knowing your rights in the workplace can be the difference between being exploited and getting a living wage. That was a key message for women immigrants at the third annual...
23
Sep
County Supervisors Expand Health Care For Undocumented Immigrants
By Melvin Willis Contra Costa County supervisors voted 4-1 on Sept. 22 to enact a new pilot program that -- pending matching funds from local hospitals -- would provide health care...
19
Aug
Immigration Relief Increasing Health Coverage; CA Kids Eligible Now
News Report, Anna Challet | New America Media In California, hundreds of thousands of kids in immigrant families are eligible for Medi-Cal but not enrolled, according to a new study from...
19
Jun
Undocumented Kids to Get Health Coverage in State Budget
News Report, Viji Sundaram, New America Media Calling it one of the “best” budgets the state has ever had, California Gov. Jerry Brown said the $167.6 billion dollar budget the legislature...
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Apr
Activists Call on Immigrant Communities to Keep Applying for DACA
News Report, Nayoon Jin |New America Media Posted: Apr 03, 2015 OAKLAND – Putri Siti is on track to graduate from UC Berkeley this year. But as an undocumented student, there was a time...
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Feb
Why Immigrant Rights Advocates Aren’t Worried About Texas Judge’s Ruling
News Report, Elena Shore | New America Media Posted: Feb 18, 2015 A federal judge this week blocked Obama’s executive actions from going into effect, a move immigration reform advocates are...
15
Sep
Richmond Woman Leads 350 Mile Trek for Immigration Reform
Story by Jennifer Herrera It was July 22, 2014 and Valeska Castañeda was heading out, on foot, with a group of mothers and children for a long journey across California. The...
13
Aug
Desde la Bestia al Refri – el Viaje de un Joven Salvadoreño a los Estados Unidos
Read in English Comentario, Luis Cubas Richmond, California - Desde el momento en que me desperté, me di cuenta de que había algo extraño de la mañana. El sol no había salido,...
10
Jul
With DACA, I Can See My Future More Clearly
By Manuel Martinez I’ve called Richmond home since as far back as I can remember, but it was just two years ago that I finally felt like this place accepted me—and...
19
Mar
Talk of Immigration Reform Fuels Spike in Fraud Cases
News Report • Maria Mejia | New America Media, REDWOOD CITY--Cecilia, an undocumented Mexican immigrant, never anticipated that her life in the United States would turn into a real-world telenovela,...
28
Aug
Una Ciudad, Dos Historias de Éxito
Por Yaquelin Valencia Mi nombre es Yaquelin Valencia. Tengo 21 años, soy una DREAMER indocumentada y recién beneficiaria de DACA (Acción Diferida para los Llegados en la Infancia). Nací en Aquila,...
Bay Area Film Brings Indian Immigrant Experience to Silver Screen
by Adrienne Chaney For Here Or To Go, a feature film being shot this summer in San Francisco and other locations across the Bay Area, is a commanding portrayal of the...
