For One Young Woman, DACA Was a Lifesaver
Maria Perez’ mother Gema describes her family’s first years of living in the United States as “very frightening.” Undocumented, they didn’t speak the language and had no friends or relatives...
Maria Perez’ mother Gema describes her family’s first years of living in the United States as “very frightening.” Undocumented, they didn’t speak the language and had no friends or relatives...
People don’t realize that when you deport someone, you are hurting their entire family and community. I should know....
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....
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...
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...
In May 2016, California will become the fifth state to allow undocumented children from low-income families to enroll in comprehensive health care....
Interview, RP Editors Editor’s Note: Richmond High School tutor Ivan Rodriguez helps more than 100 students who don’t speak English understand their teachers and get through high school. Most of...
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...
First Person, Miguel Garcia | We'Ced If someone asked me what the proudest moment of my life has been, without a doubt I’d say the moment I received an acceptance letter...
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...
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...
First Person, Rosalia Martinez, as told to David Bacon | New America Media Editor's note: In this last installment in a three part series on California farmworkers by NAM contributor, David...
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...
[caption id="attachment_5123" align="aligncenter" width="500"] DACA recipient Ana Alcantara, 22, was misinformed by her tax preparer and ended up paying an unnecessary penalty.[/caption] News Report, Viji Sundaram| New America Media A new scam targeting immigrants...
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...
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