Like most moms, Mother’s Day for me is an opportunity to celebrate with my children and family, and reflect upon how deeply I cherish motherhood. While supporting our children as they grow and adapt to the world is joyful, we moms face so many challenges along the way — the pain of watching our child [...]
What would you do if you found out your daughter had a life-threatening illness — and you had no way to pay for the treatment? Would you pack up everything, cross a border, and move to a new country, if it meant the chance to work and earn enough to save her life? I’m a [...]
My three daughters are asleep in their rooms as I write this. I was fortunate to eat dinner with them, help them with their homework, and read them a bedtime story this evening. But many immigrant mothers in the US are being cruelly and forcefully torn away from their children. As a mom, I am [...]
On October 8, in response to Governor Jerry Brown’s signing of AB 131 (Cedillo), the second half of the California DREAM Act, the California Immigrant Policy Center issued the following statement: We heartily applaud Governor Brown’s historic decision to sign AB 131. We agree with the Governor that “…The Dream Act benefits us all by [...]
I am writing this as I pack my suitcase and laptop bag to go to Sacramento for the 15th annual Immigrant Day at the Capitol. Buzzing around me are my three daughters, ages 8, 5 and 1. They ask questions ranging from the mundane to the profound. As I look at them, its clear to [...]
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