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Latin America Mexicans in the US Sent Billions to Mexico Despite COVID-19 Vulnerability

In 2020, economic charts show that Mexicans broke records by sending billions to their loved ones in Mexico.

Araceli Cruz Araceli Cruz December 11, 2020 9:44 am MST
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Immigration What Will Happen to Trump’s Unfinished Border Wall After He’s Out of Office?

The US/Mexico southern border is 2,000-miles in length, only 415 miles from Trump's wall have been constructed.

Araceli Cruz Araceli Cruz December 9, 2020 1:33 pm MST
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Breaking Argentine Soccer Legend Diego Maradona Dies at 60

The soccer legend died two weeks after being released from a Buenos Aires hospital following brain surgery.

Associated Press Associated Press November 25, 2020 11:18 am MST
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Politics ‘¡Sí Se Puede!’: Latinos Cheer Appointment of César Chávez’s Granddaughter to Biden Cabinet

"For me, the driving force was that I wanted to be of service to others. It was a value I saw lived out in my family."

Araceli Cruz Araceli Cruz November 20, 2020 9:40 am MST
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Latin America Here’s What You Can Do to Help Central Americans Devastated by Hurricane Eta

These five organizations are raising funds to help people in Central America affected by the hurricane.

Araceli Cruz Araceli Cruz November 12, 2020 3:30 pm MST

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Immigration These Young Arizona Immigrants Can’t Vote. But They’re Helping Others Do So This Fall.

A group of undocumented youth are working to get 25,000 people to the polls to vote in the November election — because they can't.

Jessica Swarner Jessica Swarner September 4, 2020 2:51 pm MST
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Immigration Protest, Pandemic, and Anxiety: What It’s Like for the 650,000 DACA Recipients Awaiting Court Decision

The immigration status of Nearly 7,000 DACA recipients in Arizona who have been working on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic is at risk.

Jessica Swarner Jessica Swarner June 8, 2020 4:00 pm MST