What the DOMA ruling means for “Undocuqueers”
With the recent ruling against the Defense of Marriage Act, LGBT couples across the United States are celebrating their new freedom. Finally the federal government will recognize all LGBT marriages […]
Tag Archives: Undocumented immigrants
Arizona’s Solution to Immigration in America: Is it Effective or Prejudice?
As of 2012, 16.9 percent of the U.S. population of Latinos experience racial profiling and oppression in society. The hostility towards Latinos derives from the notion that undocumented immigrants take away […]
The Immigration Paradox: America in a Social Trap
Seven years ago, Emmy® Award winning filmmaker Lourdes Lee Vasquez sought to uncover the root-cause of mass, unauthorized migration in the United States, which led her to produce “one of […]
Immigrant Rights are Human Rights Too!
Through an independent study at Occidental College, I’ve focused on the discourse of immigration. Although this presentation focuses on the United States, I have taken what I learned from my […]
Why Care At All?
Why we should be sympathetic to (undocumented) immigrants who are already in the US? I may be preaching to the choir, but I think it will be helpful to present […]
The Immigration Paradox: Let’s Have a Conversation
Five months since its release, the feature documentary film The Immigration Paradox has posed many important questions worth considering about the contentious topic of immigration. Director and producer Lourdes Lee […]
Illinois Approves Drivers Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants
This week the State Senate of Illinois voted to allow undocumented citizens the ability to receive temporary drivers licenses. Illinois now joins two other states, Washington and New Mexico, in passing […]
What Sandy means for Undocumented Immigrants
A recent article published by NPR highlights a very concerning issue in the lives of current immigrants hit by Hurricane Sandy. Needless to say, many homes were ruined and families […]
Will Illinois be the third state to give undocumented immigrants driver licenses?
With Obama’s reelection earlier this month, many states have started to pass initiatives and propose resolutions to help undocumented immigrants residing in the United States. It has been the Latino […]
Superstorm Sandy forcing undocumented immigrants to make tough choices
There is little room for argument that it is our government’s duty to take care of its citizens first and foremost. However, the real question I feel is what is […]
