Perez paints a picture that leaves the reader with a clear picture of how inhumane the current immigration process is and the need for comprehensive immigration reform. We Are Americans” is a great and easy read which makes for great contribution to the already existing conversation of humane and comprehensive immigration for all.
SAN FRANCISCO -- Liska Koenig is so San Francisco, she's got a tattoo of the Golden Gate Bridge on her left forearm, and one with the zip code of the outer Richmond District on her wrist. She has worked as a bike messenger, and knows where all the local punk bands play. She’s also an undocumented immigrant, and notwithstanding a forced trip back to her hometown of Hannover, Germany in 1997, has lived consistently in the Bay Area since 1989.
There is plenty of evidence that immigration helps to fuel the U.S. economy, just as it has throughout our history.
As an attorney at Equal Rights Advocates (ERA), a national women’s rights advocacy organization based in San Francisco, I come across women everyday who work hard to support their families. They tend to have limited education, living below the poverty line, and many are undocumented. Many are mothers who brought daughters to this country at a very young age, daughters who consider this country their own. While these mothers may have dim hopes about their own potential for advancement, this should not be the case for their daughters. And yet it will be without the passage of the DREAM Act (the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act).
A poster child for hard work and dedication, Rozenblat has spent decades building a life for himself and his family in the United States that he can be proud of. After immigrating as a refugee to New York City in 1976 at the age of 18, Rozenblat’s compelling journey has carried him through thick and thin – from factory worker to taxi driver to scientist to small business owner. Rozenblat’s story is an unparalleled example of how persistence and hard work can pay off.
Donna Rowe is a Filipina/Italian beauty born in Manila, new to the Hollywood scene. However, in her short span in Tinsel Town she has mesmerized many super powers and received various film and TV offers. But the sultry actress/model prefers to take things into her own hands.
New America Media, Op-ed, Adrian Ramirez, SAN JOSE, Calif.—Ever since the first Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors, or DREAM, Act was introduced in the U.S Senate on August 1, 2001, my hopes have been taken on a rollercoaster ride to new lows and highs—and the journey has left me very pessimistic. I don’t [...]
Zimbabwean native Mark Herring acquired his strong work ethics while working on a tobacco and citrus farm during his youth. Hard work and determination were further instilled in his character as he watched his parents rebuild their lives after fleeing Zimbabwe due to political unrest. What’s more intriguing, however, is how Herring continued to reinvent [...]
Sing Tao Daily/New America Media, News Report, Lotus Chau Editor’s Note: They call him Old Li (in photo with cap).Too ashamed to return to China, he endlessly rides buses from New York to casinos. Never gambling, he lives on rebate coupons. Part 2 or 2 articles. Like many other immigrants, the man his friends simply [...]
Two color-themed events, both held in the heart of Beverly Hills at Ingrid’s Café celebrating the release of the memoir, “Out of the Transylvania Night†by Aura Imbarus, PhD, rocked S. Santa Monica Boulevard. Roses, overflowing champagne, cheese and fruits, nuts, chocolate and Mediterranean appetizers, sophisticated china have delighted the eyes of guests on September [...]
