In many restaurants across the United States, there are people behind the scenes that keep things moving. Most patrons will never see them and don’t even think about them during their meal. They wash dishes, cook, bus tables, and clean up after everyone else has gone...
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If you are an illegal immigrant living in the United States, if you are pulled over for a routine traffic stop by the police, you may end up being put in jail. Under a new program known by the acronym ICE ACCESS,...
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“There was a beautiful university town, but it was completely strange to me. Nothing worked the way I expected it to. Everything was very green and very pretty. You didn’t have the urban clutter and...
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For many immigrants who come to the United States, their first stop is living in a community of people from their home country. Some of the neighborhoods of Chicago still reflect the immigrant roots of the areas:...
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"“My homeland screams, ‘Don’t forget me!’ My new life says, ‘Come and get me!’ ”" This is a very powerful piece. No matter how many newspaper articles or books I read about immigration or difficult experiences that refugees faced in their countries of origin,...
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"Though the pushback is coming from both Democrats and Republicans, in many places it is reopening the rift over immigration that troubled the Republican Party last year. Businesses, generally Republican stalwarts, are standing up to others within the party who accuse them of...
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Mia wanted to live in Chicago with her boyfriend, but she was British, self-employed, and had no intention of going to an American university. In short, according to the United States government, she had no reason...
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“When I was 18 this is where I saw my first dead body. Most of it was here, but his hand was over there,” Denis said as we walked passed a small crater in the sidewalk. This was the introduction I got to...
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Truemors
Activist Without A Cause