Statement Of Purpose: Center For American Progress

America is most known for its diversity, with immigrants from almost everywhere on Earth. The American Dream has lured many minorities to the land of the free and home of the brave, in search of opportunity. Though the U.S. is known for its “American Dream,” America does not have equal opportunity for all of its people. Women and Latinos, specifically, have been denied social and legal equality, with both movements starting in the 1960`s. Latinos had the Chicano movement while women had the second wave of a feminist movement, with similarities and differences in their goals, means, and results. Although Latinos focused on reforming education and work conditions and women wanted to reform their image in society, both educated the public through organizations and used protests to gain limited success of better job opportunity though are still viewed as inferior to white men.

The focus of Wells-Barnett on the subordination of women was unique in that it looked at the problem not only through the lens of sex, but of race, class and geographic location. Undocumented immigration, commonly known as “illegal immigration”, is a hot button topic in American politics today. In the last ten years candidates for political office, political parties and interests groups have used this issue to gain support for their cause, resulting in a heated ongoing debate that affects the estimated 20 million undocumented immigrants that live and work in the United States today. What has become lost in the majority of these discussions is the diminished quality of life these immigrants are forced to endure due to failed social policy of US lawmakers, as well as the many positive contributions immigrants from all countries have on the economy and culture of the United States. Advocates for undocumented immigrants are faced with similar challenges faced by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Ida B. Wells-Barnett. Both women fought for equality for those who did not have equal status in society and in the institutions that make up American government. The application of their theories to the

With the parents maintaining unauthorized status, it can create stress for children, which can result in developmental growth. With hundreds of nurses, health-care workers, medical students, doctors-in-training amongst the DACA organization, the implications regarding the status of this policy puts them at risk with their ability to complete their training. The ending of DACA is capable of hurting the nation’s supply of physicians and other health-care providers which can negatively impact patients and our health-care system. The DACA ‘Dreamers’, known as, physicians, aids, nurses, and facility professional, have managed to leave their footprints in the organization by doing their part to make American health care

Jodie Michelle Lawston is the chair and professor of women studies in Cal State University San Marcos. Her research involves issues of women’s incarceration, immigrant detention, political and social activism, and most recently, women’s health. Some of her work include “Razor wire women: prisoners, activists, scholars, and artists”, “Sister Outside: Radical Activists for Women Prisoners”, and “Living together, living apart: mixed-status families and US immigration policy”. Ruben R. Murillo is a Professor in the Spanish department at University of San Diego. Murillo doesn’t have other work other than the article “The Discursive Figuration of U.S. Supremacy in Narratives Sympathetic to Undocumented Immigrants”, that he wrote along with Lawston.

I attended “Queer Brown Voices Platica” at the Esperanza Peace and Justice Center in San Antonio, Texas, on October 10, 2015. “Queer Brown Voices, Personal Narratives of Latina/o LGBT Activism” delves into the personal discrimination experiences inflicted upon them not only from the population at large but also from within their own Hispanic communities and their struggle to disrupt the cycle of sexism, racism and homophobia. One of the three books editors, Letitia Gómez (Leti), is my sister-in-law. To fully comprehend their fights to survive and be relevant in mainstream America is awe inspiring. Their activism was not only to negate the prejudices but also for equal access to healthcare particularly during the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the 1980’s.

The human experience is peculiar, as we experience both a conscious and subconscious reality. Often, the most impactful emotions and thoughts are experienced in our subconscious thinking, molding us into a unique self. Victoria Hernandez is a strong, powerful Hispanic woman who has worked as a paralegal for Kids in Need of Defense for the last three years. While a large number of attorneys are directly involved with the organization, Vicky’s contributions to KIND are vital to the success and continuance of the cause. Vicky holds many roles, including that of a paralegal for a law firm, an activist for a non-profit organization, a mentor to many interns and an older sister to many clients. The undocumented children who come to the KIND office

Federal and state legislations can deny undocumented individuals access to public benefits such as healthcare services, public assistance programs, and public housing. Policy research details how approximately fifty-one percent of undocumented individuals in California are uninsured and are excluded from private insurance plans that would allow them to access valuable health services (Wallace, Torres, Nobari, & Pourat, 2010). Undocumented women are disproportionally affected in accessing services related to reproductive health care as well as prenatal care, which can negatively impact their health. In her research, Marrows (2012) describes how uninsured rates remain high among undocumented individuals even in sanctuary cities such as San Francisco that practice “right-to-care” strategies, aiming to produce inclusivity, and that create public funds for immigrants. This is primarily due to a shortage of

For thousands of years’ immigration to the United States has been considered one of the biggest problems and has been one of the topics most talked about, especially in this year, being one of the favorite topics to talk about in the presidential debates. Yet, due to speeches given by President Donald Trump little is known and talked about the problems immigrants, especially Latinos face day by day, socially and economically. By being a minority in the United States it has been very difficult for immigrant farm workers’ to get where they are now and have more opportunities than before the 1970s. Fortunately, there have been organizations and leaders that have helped immigrants through the years, one of these being Dolores Huerta.

One year ago, I was a graduating college student working for a civic engagement platform and running a small business. Two months later, I began at LCV as the Online Engagement and Acquisition Assistant. Since then, not only have I become intimately familiar with the organization’s environment, goals, and strategies; I have shattered the expectations set before me and helped spread LCV’s message to a new audience of activists across the nation. That is why today, I am applying to the role of Digital Campaigns Manager for Chispa, to take my unique set of skills and experiences and continue engaging new audiences for LCV’s Latino mobilizing program.

Because of this issue of prejudice, it is difficult for parents to find stable jobs and afford living expenses working in minimum wage jobs. It was not my predecessors who created the problem, minorities have always been victims of it. I intend to execute projects, such as a specialized tutoring program in an urban community in San Diego, that will advocate for the Latino demographic in hopes of enlightening my peers and motivating them to help. During college, I will also create a business plan that will carry out my goal of empowering Latino communities in the business field, starting with San

“Necesitamos una reforma migratoria integral con un camino hacia la ciudadanía plena e igualitaria.” (We need comprehensive immigration reform with a pathway to full and equal citizenship.)- Hillary Clinton. In the United States, there are 11.4 million of undocumented people. Therefore ideas have been presented towards aiding undocumented people: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Deferred Action for Parental Accountability (DAPA) Visas,which allow people to come to the U.S. for a certain amount of time, and Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAMers). Consequently, those do not always allow them to qualify for citizenship. A path to citizenship is an important issue in this election, because there are 11.4 undocumented

One cannot turn on the television without hearing some kind of news on illegal immigration, border control, or national security; illegal immigration is one of the most discussed and debated topics in America today. Although the topic of illegal immigration has grown tremendously in the last few years, it is something that the United States has been truly dealing with since after the time of World War II (Phillips). In the recent years several programs and bills have been introduced in order to accommodate those young immigrants who are seeking opportunity. The two most debated programs are the DACA program, the Dream Act legislation, and how they will affect the United States and those who would benefit from them.

What are your demands of the university administration and why are they important? How will they help DACA recipients? If possible, this portion will include interviews with DACA recipients if they are willing to speak publicly. They will speak on their experiences, hopes and fears as DACA recipients. The film will close with the plans of these organizations and students moving forward; what consequences they fear and what can be done by the average person to help those affected by this policy change. The spine of this story is the DACA students and their allies’ quest for help from the University of Michigan administration and their desparate rally against the potential deportation of hundreds of thousands of immigrants. The central tension lies here, between the administration, which has only voiced its support of DACA recipients but has done nothing, and the portion of the faculty and student body rallying to support their peers, loved-ones, and thousands of others aided by DACA. This film also will employ the Performative Documentary Mode as it will address the audience emotionally and expressively, using interviews to attempt to draw the viewer into alignment with the film’s subjective ideology, which is that DACA defendants are doing important work on campus with real concrete effects on fellow students and faculty, who are threatened by the repeal of DACA and that ending DACA is a dangerous political move for all

I was very excited to begin my internship at Paul Hastings, as it was my first real experience in corporate America. I’ve had multiple internships before, but I never felt like I was pushed into a better professional. Upon beginning this internship, I was looking forward to a challenge and that is absolutely what I got.

Erika Summers-Effler, when discussing my post-graduate aspirations, said to me “We don’t do this for fun or prestige, a sociology PhD does not turn my family’s heads at thanksgiving dinner. We do it because we’re drawn to it, there’s something that connects each of us to the field.” My senior thesis reflects this, a product of the life of an immigrant catalyzed by formal training as an undergraduate. Given the rate at which the political landscape is shifting, and the center stage that immigration has taken in discourse, a project on immigration, specifically DACA (the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) is the object of my motivation. My research is being conducted at a crucial period for immigration law, during the six-month period that