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Opinion: This is where I came from

By Esther J. Cepeda

CHICAGO -- All columnists get to experience the joy of getting nice letters from readers and the agony of getting angry mail over even the slightest of slights. … Read More

DREAM Act activist Benita Veliz addresses the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Opinion: My problem is the i-word, illegal

By Raul A. Reyes

I was excited when Benita Veliz addressed the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. Veliz is an honor student, DREAM Act advocate, and … Read More

Mitzi Pena, 19, (C) her mother Vlamca Pena (R) her sister Yaretzi Pena, 5, and her cousin Karina Terriquez, 20, (L) wait in line with hundreds of fellow undocumented immigrants at the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles offices to apply for deportation reprieve on August 15, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

DHS approves 29 for delayed deportation

By Alicia A. Cadwell, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — With less than two months to go before the Nov. 6 election, the Obama administration has approved applications from 29 undocumented … Read More

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Undocumented immigrant sues co-worker for stealing his lottery prize

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An undocumented immigrant is going public has he tries to claim a lottery prize he says a trusted coworker stole. Ramon Ortiz of Hyattsville, Maryland said … Read More

Immigrant Angel Eduardo Aguiluz, left, from Honduras, get help with documents and filling for the Deferred Action Childhood Arrivals applications at Casa de Maryland in Langley Park, Md., on Wednesday Aug. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Obama administration approves first group of deferred action applicants

By Alicia A. Cadwell, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Just three weeks after the Obama administration started accepting applications from young undocumented immigrants seeking to avoid deportation … Read More

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Halting deportation free flights for undocumented immigrants – good or bad?

By Diana Guevara, KNSD

The United States will no longer offer undocumented immigrants free flights back to their home countries. The Department of Homeland Security began the program … Read More

Assemblyman Gil Cedillo, D-Los Angeles, right, is congratulated by Senators Ron Calderon, D-Monterey Park, second from right, Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, third from right, and Kevin de Leon, D-Los Angeles, left, after the Senate approved his measure to allow illegal immigrants in California to get state driver’s licenses, at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 29 2012. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

California lawmakers move to give undocumented driver’s licenses

By Associated Press

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Hundreds of thousands of young undocumented  immigrants could get California driver's licenses if a bill headed to Gov. Jerry Brown … Read More

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¡ASK A MEXICAN! on the Mexican flag colors and riding against traffic on a bicycle

By Gustavo Arellano

Dear Mexican: What is the reason for the colors of the Mexican flag? Is there any razón it resembles the Italian flag, minus the águila y serpent? Conozco … Read More

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Undocumented mom risks life in US to join immigration fight

By Miranda S. Leitsinger, nbcnews.com

Birmingham, Ala. -- Maria Cruz Ramirez thrust up a small banner reading “undocumented,” interrupting a hearing on strict state immigration laws to share the … Read More

These undocumented immigrants are risking being deported by speaking out.

Immigrants risking it all on the “undocubus”

By Miranda S. Leitsinger, nbcnews.com

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- They are in the United States illegally, and they are tired of hiding. Over the past few weeks, a group of nearly 40 housekeepers, day … Read More